Second Lieutenant

Clement Marshall Cazalet

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

Biographical Notes:

Appointed Orderly Officer/Interpreter. Died of wounds aboard a hospital ship and buried at sea. Although listed as a member of the Canterbury Mounted Rilfes on the memorial, it is likely that he was a member of the  Infantry Headquarters Staff at the time of his death. [Source: Service Record]

 

"Lieutenant- Clement Marshall Cazalet (died of wounds) was educated at Charterhouse, and was a member of the Charterhouse Cadets. He was a son of Mr William Lewis Cazalet, of Dean ParkLodge, Bournemouth, merchant. Mr W. L. Cazalet carries on business in England, and is also interested in a company which carries on business in Moscow. Lieutenant Cazalet came to New Zealand two years ago with the object of farming here. Before he came to New Zealand he was for some years in his father's business in Moscow. While in New Zealand he was working on the Orari Gorge Stations and also on the Terako Station in North Canterbury. As he had a knowledge of French, German, and Russian, when the war broke out Lieutenant Cazalet offered his services to the Government as an interpreter. While in Wellington he assisted the censors in translating letters, etc. It is understood that when he was wounded he was acting as Staff officer to Brigadier-general Earl Johnston. Lieutenant Cazalet made many friends in Canterbury, and was extremely popular with everyone who knew him." [Evening Star, Issue 15909, 15 September 1915, Page 5]

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Casualty

Service Number: 
15/16
Name:
Clement Marshall Cazalet
Rank: 
Second Lieutenant
Date of Birth:
05 April 1887
Place of Birth:
Moscow, Russia
Next of Kin: 
W.L. Cazalet (father), c/o Rebbeck Bros., Gervis Place, Bournemouth, England
Religion:
Anglican
Date of Enlistment:
11 August 1914
Locality on Enlistment: 
Terako, Waiau, North Canterbury
Place of Enlistment: 
Wellington, New Zealand
Marital Status:
Single
Occupation on Enlistment:
Sheep Farmer
Employer:
B H Tripp, Timaru
Unit:
New Zealand Infantry, Brigade HQ

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Date of Death:
08 August 1915
Day of Death:
Sunday
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Main Body
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 October 1914
Transport:
HMNZT 3
Vessel:
Maunganui
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
71
Cemetery Location: 
Turkey
Clement Marshall Cazalet
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