Corporal

Ernest Edward John Lanning

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Thomas and Elizabeth Maud Lanning, of Thames, Auckland. New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
25234
Name:
Ernest Edward John Lanning
Rank: 
Corporal
Date of Birth:
10 July 1912
Place of Birth: 
Thames, Coromandel, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Mrs E.M. Lanning (mother), Haven Street, Thames, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
12 Haven Street, Thames, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Coal Merchant
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Infantry, 21 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
24 October 1942
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
30
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF)
Embarkment Date:
08 November 1940
Destination:
Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
II. D. 21.
Cemetery Location: 
Egypt
Ernest Edward John Lanning
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