George Ernest Winter

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of the late George and Margaret Winter, of Victoria.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

George is buried in the same cemetery, Etaples Military Cemetery, France, near one of his 3 brothers, all who fought in WW1, only one returned. His brother Private Walter Robert Winter, who served wi... Read More

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Casualty

Service Number: 
6/2014
Name:
George Ernest Winter
Date of Birth:
05 July 1883
Place of Birth:
Stradbroke, Victoria, Australia
Next of Kin: 
Henry Winter (brother), Sylvania, via Heyfield, Victoria
Religion:
Church of England
Date of Enlistment:
06 January 1915
Locality on Enlistment: 
331 Moorhouse Avenue, Christchurch
Place of Enlistment: 
Trentham, Wellington, New Zealand
Marital Status:
Single
Occupation on Enlistment:
Labourer
Employer:
S Cox, Lyndhurst, Canterbury
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Canterbury Regiment, 1 Battalion, 1 (Canterbury) Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Date of Death:
23 September 1916
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
33
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
4th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
17 April 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 21
HMNZT 22
HMNZT 23
Vessel:
Willochra or Knight Templar or Waitomo
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
XVI. C. 7.
Cemetery Location: 
France
George Ernest Winter
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