Private

Eugene Waetford

Conflict: 
WW1
References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES
CONTRIBUTED

Public Contributions:

In 2008, I made an artwork in remembrance of my great-grandfather Eugene Waetford and my grandmother Mange Waetford, who was married to Aperahama, one of Eugene's five sons. In May 2014, with my mum ... Read More

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Casualty

Service Number: 
16/1297
Name:
Eugene Waetford
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
16 May 1876
Place of Birth:
Poroti, Northland, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Posey Waetford (son), Kamo, Whangarei
Religion:
Church of England
Date of Enlistment:
30 October 1915
Locality on Enlistment: 
Kamo
Place of Enlistment: 
Narrow Neck, Auckland, New Zealand
Marital Status:
Single
Occupation on Enlistment:
Labourer
Employer:
Self, Kamo
Unit:
New Zealand Maori (Pioneer) Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Date of Death:
05 May 1916
Day of Death:
Friday
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
3rd Maori Contingent
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
05 February 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 42
HMNZT 43
HMNZT 44
Vessel:
Ulimaroa or Mokoia or Navua
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
III. B. 11.
Cemetery Location: 
France
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