Second Lieutenant

Edward Ernest Farnsworth

MM

Awards

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of George and Harmah Farnsworth, of Victoria; husband of Eva Farnsworth, of Pownall St., Masterton, Wellington, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
3/1699
Name:
Edward Ernest Farnsworth
Rank: 
Second Lieutenant
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Eva Farnsworth (wife), 10 Olive Street, Masterton, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Railway employee
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
12 September 1918
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
34
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
05 February 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 42
HMNZT 43
HMNZT 44
Vessel:
Ulimaroa or Mokoia or Navua
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
V. C. 9.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Edward Ernest Farnsworth
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