Private

John Edward Elmes

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of John and Elizabeth Elmes, of 15A, Wellesley Rd., Napier.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
10/2129
Name:
John Edward Elmes
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Elmes (mother), Kennedy Road, Napier South, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Kennedy Road, Napier, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Wellington Regiment

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds, on H.M.H.S. "Syria,"
Date of Death:
18 November 1915
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
23
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
5th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
13 June 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 24
HMNZT 25
HMNZT 26
Vessel:
Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima
Destination:
Suez, Egypt (24 July - 6 August 1915)

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
75
Cemetery Location: 
Turkey
John Edward Elmes
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