Lance Corporal

George Ernest Tapp

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of John William and Margaret Tapp, of Neil St., Green Island, Dunedin, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
11354
Name:
George Ernest Tapp
Rank: 
Lance Corporal
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs J.W. Tapp (mother), Green Island, Dunedin, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Baker
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Otago Regiment, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
12 October 1917
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
25
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
01 May 1916
Transport:
HMNZT 51
Vessel:
Ulimaroa
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
XVI. D. 9.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
George Ernest Tapp
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