Trooper

Eric Bell Burr

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Patrick and Elizabeth Burr, of Frederick St., Hastings, Napier.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
Relatives Who Are Also Casualties:
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
11/208
Name:
Eric Bell Burr
Rank: 
Trooper
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
P. Burr (father), Hastings, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Hastings, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade, Wellington Mounted Rifles

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds, on H.M.H.S. "Gascon,"
Date of Death:
09 August 1915
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death: 
23
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

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

HMNZT 6
HMNZT 10
Vessel:
Orari or Arawa
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
72
Cemetery Location: 
Turkey
Eric Bell Burr
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