Rifleman

William Stretton

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Walter and Eliza Stretton, of Waitakaruru, Thames, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Submitted by: Robert McLeod
Relationship to casualty: Great Nephew
I just found him while looking at a 1935 photo of his parents, my great great grandparents. He died during the Battle of the Somme in 1916 by my research, as part of the 3rd Battalion NZ Rifle Brigad... Read More

Casualty

Service Number: 
25/1212
Name:
William Stretton
Rank: 
Rifleman
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Walter Stretton (father), Waitakaruru, Thames, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farmer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
3 New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade, 3 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
21 September 1916
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
25
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
08 January 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 38
HMNZT 39
Vessel:
Tahiti or Warrimoo
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
II. C. 10.
Cemetery Location: 
France
William Stretton
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