English Māori Walter William Broomfield Died 28 November 1917 PDF Key details Service numberWWI 21480 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankWW1 Lance Corporal/Military AWMM New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion AWMM WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Howick & Pakuranga War Memorial, WW1 and WW2 (photo J. Halpin August 2013) - No known copyright rest … View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesWalter William AWMM SurnameBroomfield AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberWWI 21480 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistment Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationTheo Broomfield (father), Gisborne, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusPre 20 August 1916 AWMM Single AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWI 21480 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW1 Farmer/Civilian AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW1 Vessel was Navua AWMM Rifleman AWMM 7th Reinforcements 4th Battalion, H Company AWMM New Zealand Rifle Brigade AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesDied of wounds, Cause of Death AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankWW1 20 August 1916 AWMM Lance Corporal/Military AWMM New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Brother of T. R. Broomfield, of Whangarei AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death28 November 1917 AWMM Age 22 AWMM Belgium, Europe AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathDied of wounds AWMM Death notes CemeteryLijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium AWMM XXVI. A. 17. AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial nameAuckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM Howick and Pakuranga War Memorial, Stockade Hill, Howick, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Howick Roll of Honour AWMM Roll of Honour Remember Walter William Broomfield by laying a poppy. Robert Charles Broomfield Theodore Richard Broomfield Walter William Broomfield Abel Richard Broomhall Cyril Frank Ferdinand Broomhall Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Walter William Broomfield Leave a note Contribute › Processing Related objects Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy) Library / Pictorial › manuscripts and archives MS-2016-2 Sources Sources Contribute › External linksMilitary personnel file http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=21899437 Further Reference Ministry for Culture and Heritage, New Zealand History online. Howick & Pakuranga War Memorial. http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/howick-first-world-war-memorial Further Reference Howick Roll of Honour Index, Auckland Council Archives http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/dbtw-wpd/CityArchives/FamilyHistory/HBC003/searchhowick.htm Further Reference A Street Near You record https://astreetnearyou.org/person/433088/- Further Reference Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/433088 Further Reference DocumentsNew Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM 38: 37 AWMM Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2. AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
