Private

Geoffrey Arthur Ilbert

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Brother of Mr. P. E. Ilbert, of 4, Church St., Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
10/1266
Name:
Geoffrey Arthur Ilbert
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
05 June 1883
Place of Birth: 
Tonbridge, Kent, England
Next of Kin: 
P.E. Ilbert (brother), Te Aroha, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Pilling's Boardinghouse, Upper Hutt, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farm labourer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Auckland Regiment, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
28 February 1917
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
2nd Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
14 December 1914
Transport:

HMNZT 13
HMNZT 14
HMNZT 15
Vessel:
Verdala or Willochra or Knight of the Garter
Destination:
Suez, Egypt (28 January 1915)

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
II. E 28.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
Geoffrey Arthur Ilbert
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