Capt
Hugh Townshend Boscawen
Information about birth
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Year of birth: 1882 |
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Place of birth: Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand |
General information
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Profession: Farmer |
Army information
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Country: New Zealand |
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Force: New Zealand Expeditionary Force |
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Rank: Captain |
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Service number: 5/11A |
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Units: — Wellington Regiment, 2nd Bn. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 04/10/1917 |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 35 |
Cemetery
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Tyne Cot Cemetery Plot: IV Row: E Grave: 20 |
Distinctions and medals 4
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1914-15 Star Medal |
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British War Medal Medal |
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Mentioned in Despatches Honourable mentioning |
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Victory Medal Medal |
Points of interest 1
| #1 | Place of birth |
More information 5
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/461989 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=3111167e-e80e-484b-b67c-a8b2c2bb3805 |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/7171276 |
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Online Cenotaph (Auckland Museum) https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/c1385 |
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The NZEF Project (UNSW Canberra) https://nzef.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=24080 |