Sergeant

Walter Herbert Rafferty

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of the late Mary and Michael Rafferty; husband of Esther Rafferty, of Wood St., Papakura, Auckland. Born at Onehunga, Auckland. Served on the Western Front, 1916-18.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
4/1585
Name:
Walter Herbert Rafferty
Rank: 
Sergeant
Date of Birth:
Not known
Place of Birth: 
Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Mrs M.A. Rafferty (mother), Symonds Street, Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Care of Mrs T. Prior, Princess Street, Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand
Unit:
New Zealand Engineers, Tunnelling Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Date of Death:
27 March 1920
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
35
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Tunnelling Company
Embarkation Place:
Auckland, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
18 December 1915
Transport:
Ruapehu 18 December 1915
Vessel:
Ruapehu
Destination:
Plymouth, England

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Area 1, Block D, Grave 73.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
Walter Herbert Rafferty
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