Private

Ernest Holmes

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of James and Mary Holmes, of St. George's Rd., Avondale, Auckland, 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: 
56147
Name:
Ernest Holmes
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
G. Holmes (brother), St George's Road, Avondale, Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Labourer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Otago Regiment, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
03 December 1917
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death: 
34
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
13 August 1917
Transport:

HMNZT 91
HMNZT 92
Vessel:
Mokoia or Ruahine
Destination:
Glasgow, Scotland

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
X. E. 6.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
Ernest Holmes
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