Rifleman

Ernest Richard Taaffe

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Husband of Mrs. A. E. Taaffe, of Lower Broadway, Reefton, 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: 
23/2591
Name:
Ernest Richard Taaffe
Rank: 
Rifleman
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Alice Elizabeth Taaffe (wife), care of Mrs Griffin, Racecourse, Reefton, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Miner
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
3 New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
21 June 1917
Day of Death:
Thursday
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
01 April 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 49
HMNZT 50
Vessel:
Maunganui or Tahiti
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
I. S. 39.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Ernest Richard Taaffe
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