Private

Ernest William Shead

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Louisa Lee, of 131, Richardson St., St. Kilda, Dunedin, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
61426
Name:
Ernest William Shead
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Louisa Lee (mother), Makarewa, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Greenhills, Southland, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Labourer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Auckland Regiment, 2 Battalion, 15 Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
11 April 1918
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
24
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 November 1917
Transport:
HMNZT 97
Vessel:
Tahiti
Destination:
Liverpool, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
II. K. 1.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Ernest William Shead
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