Te Kuiti war memorial.
Site | Style | Ornamentation | Unveiling Date | No of Dead |
Park/gardens | Square obelisk | Wreath | 29-Jan-1924 |
He's listed at the Auckland Museum, if you have a photo of him send a electronic copy to the Auckland Museum and they will add it to his record.
http://muse.aucklandmuseum dot com
RANK LAST HELD
Rifleman
FORENAME(S)
Walter Henry
SURNAME
Buck
WAR
World War I, 1914-1918
SERIAL NO.
42030
FIRST KNOWN RANK
Rifleman
OCCUPATION BEFORE ENLISTMENT
Labourer
NEXT OF KIN
Mrs Mary Ann Buck (mother), 10 Paddy's Lane, Cannock, Staffordshire, England
BODY ON EMBARKATION
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
EMBARKATION UNIT
Reinforcements H Company
EMBARKATION DATE
14 March 1917
PLACE OF EMBARKATION
Wellington, New Zealand
TRANSPORT
HMNZT 79
VESSEL
Ruapehu
DESTINATION
Devonport, England
NOMINAL ROLL NUMBER
57
PAGE ON NOMINAL ROLL
32
LAST UNIT SERVED
New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1st Battalion
PLACE OF DEATH
Le Quesnoy, France
DATE OF DEATH
4 November 1918
AGE AT DEATH
34
YEAR OF DEATH
1918
CAUSE OF DEATH
Killed in action
My great uncle Walter H Buck was killed in the WW1 whilst in action in France in 1918. He moved to Te Kuiti from England in 1909 and joint the NZRB. I was interested to know if his name is listed on the Te Kuiti War memorial? Can Any one help?
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