Gunner

Ludolph Edwin Wynn West

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Ludolph Georg and Alice West (nee Greenwood) of Palmerston North. Born at Palmerston North.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

Before Robert Hislop was acknowledged in 2014, Ludolph West was thought to be the first NZ casualty of WW1. He died from Pneumonia at Awanui Camp.

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
2/372
Name:
Ludolph Edwin Wynn West
Rank: 
Gunner
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Miss Belle Dunn, 220 Adelaide Road, Newtown, Wellington, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
220 Adelaide Road, Wellington, New Zealand
Unit:
New Zealand Field Artillery

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Date of Death:
25 August 1914
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Age at Death: 
19
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Main Body
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 October 1914
Transport:

HMNZT 7
HMNZT 10
Vessel:
Limerick or Arawa
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Block 17, Plot 8
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
Ludolph Edwin Wynn West
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