GAWN FAMILY HISTORY

 Descendants of Andrew Gawn, Halftown, Co. Antrim:
Born 1777

 

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Full Name
William Robert Gawn
Rank Last Held
Gunner
Forename(s)
William Robert
Surname
Gawn
War
World War I, 1914-1918
Serial No.
73786
First Known Rank
Gunner
Occupation before Enlistment
Clerk
Next of Kin
Mrs E.A. Gawn (mother), 7 Peel Street, Mornington, Dunedin, New Zealand
Body on Embarkation
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Unit
40th Reinforcements New Zealand Field Artillery
Embarkation Date
10 July 1918
Place of Embarkation
Wellington, New Zealand
Transport
HMNZT 107
Vessel
Tahiti
Destination
Plymouth, England
Nominal Roll Number
86
Page on Nominal Roll
17
Last Unit Served
New Zealand Field Artillery (Reserve)
Place of Death
At sea en route to England
Date of Death
4 September 1918
Year of Death
1918
Cause of Death
Died of disease
Archives NZ source
Military personnel file
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