Second Lieutenant

William Plester Cater

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Claude and Margaret Jane Cater, of Palmerston North, Wellington, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
4965
Name:
William Plester Cater
Rank: 
Second Lieutenant
Date of Birth:
21 January 1919
Place of Birth: 
New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Mrs C. Cater (mother), 42 Weston Avenue, Palmerston North, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Whenuakura, Taranaki, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Dairy factory assistant
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Infantry, 24 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action at Tebaga Gap, Tunisia
Date of Death:
26 March 1943
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
24
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF), 1st Echelon

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
XI. E. 21.
Cemetery Location: 
Tunisia
William Plester Cater
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