Private

Philip Coster Best

Conflict: 
Anglo Boer War
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
1163
Name:
Philip Coster Best
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
William Best (father), Brightwater, Nelson, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Nelson, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Sheep Farmer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade, 4 Contingent, 10 Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Enteric fever
Date of Death:
26 March 1901
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Conflict: 
Anglo Boer War

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
4th Contingent
Embarkation Place:
Port Chalmers, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
24 March 1900
Vessel:
Monowai
Destination:
South Africa

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
South Africa
Philip Coster Best
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