Eugene WAETFORD

Regimental number16/1297
Date of birth16 May 1876
Place of birthPoroti
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Age at embarkation39
Height5' 8"
Weight188 lbs
Next of kinSon, Posey Waetford, Kamo, Whangarei
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 3rd Maori Contingent, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 5 February 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unitNew Zealand Pioneer Battalion
FateDied of disease 5 May 1916
Place of burialLonguenesse Souvenir Cemetery (Plot III, Row B, Grave No 11), St Omer, France
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Embarked, 4 February 1916, disembarked Suez, 15 March 1916.

Embarked for France, 9 April 1916.

Admitted to No 7 General Hospital, St Omer, 4 May 1916 (cerebro spinal fever).

Died, 5 May 1916.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 25, p. 2
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805

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