Private

Ernest Keightley

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of the late Askew and Mary Keightley, of Midhirst, Taranaki, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES
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Tena koutou, On ANZAC DAY 2013, I had the honour and privilege to visit the North Gate Cemetery, Baghdad, Iraq. During this visit I came across the headstone and grave site of 12/779 Pte Ernest Keigh... Read More

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Picture taken ANZAC Day 2013 North Gate Cemetery Baghdad
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Casualty

Service Number: 
121779
Name:
Ernest Keightley
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Askew Keightley (father), Midhirst, Taranaki, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Midhirst, Taranaki, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Auckland Regiment, 16 (Waikato) Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of sickness
Date of Death:
25 October 1916
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
25
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

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

HMNZT 8
HMNZT 12
Vessel:
Star of India or Waimana
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
XXI. A. 5.
Cemetery Location: 
Iraq
Ernest Keightley
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