Walter George Ormsby

Born 20 Jan 1898 - Died 15 Sept 1916

Service number
  • WWI 23/248 AWMM
  • WWI 3/248 AWMM
Also known as
  • Walter George Rewi Ormsby AWMM
  • Waata Omipi AWMM
Armed force / branch
Army AWMM
Last rank
WW1 Lance Corporal/Military AWMM New Zealand Rifle Brigade AWMM
War
World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
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Walter George Ormsby
Portrait of Lance Corporal W G Ormsby of Wanganui, probably Walter George Ormsby, service number 23/248, who was killed in action 15 September 1916 at the Somme, Northern France, and is buried in the Bulls Road Cemetery, Flers, Somme, France, Grave reference III E 28. He received the following medals: (1914-1915) Star, a British War Medal (1914-1920) and the Victory Medal. Supplement to the Auckland Weekly News, 15 March 1917, p.45. Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections AWNS-19170315-45-12. No Known Copyright Restrictions

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