Staff Sergeant

Ernest Astrup Guillermo

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Ernest Alban Guillermo and Martina Emily Guillermo, of Christchurch, Canterbury; husband of Mary A. E. Guillermo, of St. Albans, Christchurch.

References:
  • CWGC
  • New Zealand Nominal Rolls (WW2)
  • BDM Online
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

"MAN DIES IN HOSPITAL 

Ernest Astrup Guillermo, aged 37, of 80 Mansfield Avenue. St. Albans, died in the Christchurch Public Hospital yesterday morning. He was admitted to the hospital on Sunday with burns suffered when a petrol lamp which he was using exploded." [Press, Volume LXXX, Issue 24445, 20 December 1944, Page 6]

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
9463
Name:
Ernest Astrup Guillermo
Rank: 
Staff Sergeant
Date of Birth:
23 November 1907
Place of Birth:
Christchurch (registration), Canterbury, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Mr E Guillermo (father), 28 Cramner Street, Christchurch
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Locality on Enlistment: 
17 Church Lane, Christchurch
Place of Enlistment: 
Christchurch, New Zealand
Marital Status:
Married
Occupation on Enlistment:
Engineer
Unit:
2 NZEF, 27 (Machine Gun) Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Accidental death
Date of Death:
19 December 1944
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF), 1st Echelon

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Remembrance Court.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
Ernest Astrup Guillermo
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