Second Lieutenant

Henry Frederick Ernest Mackesy

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Col. C. E. R. Mackesy, D.S.O., and Jessie, his wife, of Whangarei, New Zealand; husband of Gertrude A. Mackesy, of 76, Vauxhall Rd., Devonport, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
13/254
Name:
Henry Frederick Ernest Mackesy
Rank: 
Second Lieutenant
Date of Birth:
08 December 1882
Place of Birth: 
Clifton, Kansas, United States of America
Next of Kin: 
Mrs H.E. Mackesy (wife), Kamo, Whangarei, North Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Kamo, Whangarei, North Auckland, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade, Auckland Mounted Rifles, 4 (Waikato) Squadron

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
07 August 1915
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
32
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Main Body
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 October 1914
Transport:

HMNZT 8
HMNZT 12
Vessel:
Star of India or Waimana
Destination:
Suez, Egypt (3 December 1914)

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Sp. Mem. 18.
Cemetery Location: 
Turkey
Henry Frederick Ernest Mackesy
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