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Walter Alexander MUNRO

Kete Horowhenua2020-03-23T16:54:18+00:00
Date of birth09 August 1892
Date of death07 August 1915
Mothers nameSarah Anne (nee Virgo)
Spouses nameUnmarried
Mothers date of birthabt 1855
Mothers place of birthEngland
Fathers date of birthabt 1845
Fathers nameJohn Murray Munro
Fathers place of birthEngland
Parents date of marriage1881
Parents place of marriageOrmondville, NZ
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Cause of deathKilled in action
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Last known residencec/o C Nation, Ohakune
Awards1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Place of birthTaonui, Bunnythorpe, Manawatu, New Zealand
OccupationLabourer/Bush Hand
Place of deathGallipoli, Turkey
Date of arrival overseas26 March 1915
Theatres of warEgyptian 1915, Balkan 1915
Place of embarkationon HMNZT 19
SurnameMUNRO
War memorialLevin, Weraroa Peace Gates, Foxton, Foxton School
Place enlistedTrentham
Christian namesWalter Alexander
Place of arrival overseasSuez, Egypt
Overseas memorialChunuk Bair (NZ) Memorial
WarsWW1
Service number8/1582
ReligionPresbyterian
Date enlisted15 December 1914
Final rankPrivate
Regiment or serviceOtago Infantry Brigade D Coy NZEF
Embarkation date13 February 1915
User reference2.244

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NOK: Mother, c/o P Anderson, Penfold Rd, Woodville.

Declared Age: 23 years 8 months. Height: 5'8".

Weight: 157lb. Hair: Dark.

Complexion: Ruddy. Chest: 36"-39".

Eyes: Blue. Last Employer: Borough Council, Ohakune.

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