Arthur Wakefield Acker

  • British War Medal
  • Victory Medal
  • Born 27 March 1897, Kapuka, Southland, New Zealand
  • Died 20 March 1970, Woodstock
  • Last rank Corporal
  • Service number 17361
  • Served In 19th Reinforcements, New Zealand Mounted Rifles, Machine-gun Section, New Zealand Expeditionary Force
  • Next of Kin Mr Oliver Acker (father), Tuatapere, Waiau, Southland, New Zealand
  • Pre-war occupation Sawmill Hand
  • ReligionPresbyterian
  • Enlisted12 January 1916
  • Embarkationaboard HMNZT 70, Waihora, departed 5 December 1916, disembarked 13 January 1917, Suez, Egypt.
  • Theatres of operationEgyptian E.F. 1917-1919
  • Periods of service354 days in New Zealand and two years and 252 days overseas in Egypt. Total service of three years and 241 days.
  • Returned to New ZealandReturned to NZ
  • Discharged9 September 1919, on termination of period of engagement
  • AwardedBritish War Medal and Victory Medal
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