Code | DS/UK/12249 |
Dates | c.1914-1942 |
Person Name | Wynyard; James Gladwin (c.1914-1942); New Zealand rugby union player and soldier |
Surname | Wynyard |
Forenames | James Gladwin |
Epithet | New Zealand rugby union player and soldier |
Activity | Forward, played for Waikato and New Zealand XV, toured with All Blacks 1935-36. Captain, Service No. 1400, New Zealand Armoured Corps 2nd Div. Cavalry Regt. |
Relationships | The Commonwealth War Graves Commission states "Son of James Gladwin Wynyard and of Agnes Mary Wynyard maiden surname Northcroft, of Te Awamutu, Auckland, New Zealand." |
Dates and Places | Born c.1914, died 2 November 1942, aged 28, buried Egypt, Al Alamein War Cemetery, Grave Reference: II. G. 2. |