Private

Frank Ward

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Sylvester L. and Margaret Ward, late of Farnworth, Lancs., England.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

I do not know of his life but through the death of my grandparents I have had his medal for many years...
Submitted by: Janice Ward
Relationship to casualty: Niece
My name is Janice Ward and my deceased father, Harry Ward, and Frank Ward were brothers. I never had the privilege of meeting Frank Ward as he died over one hundred years ago, I believe in 1918, long... Read More

Casualty

Service Number: 
60020
Name:
Frank Ward
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
20 January 1895
Place of Birth:
Moses Gate, Lancashire, England
Next of Kin: 
Sylvester Ward (father), Frankton Road, Wahi
Religion:
Methodist
Date of Enlistment:
21 May 1917
Locality on Enlistment: 
Mangaiti, Te Aroha
Place of Enlistment: 
Paeroa, New Zealand
Marital Status:
Single
Occupation on Enlistment:
Share Milker
Employer:
W Burkley, Mangaiti
Unit:
NZEF, Wellington Regiment, 2 Battalion, 11 (Taranaki) Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Date of Death:
17 April 1918
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
23
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
13 October 1917
Transport:
HMNZT 94
Vessel:
Arawa
Destination:
Liverpool, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
V. A. 29.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Frank Ward
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