Rifleman

Bertie Ernest Kearse

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Thomas F. Kearse, of 15, Owen St., Wellington; husband of the late Ada Kearse. Born at Wanganui.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
25/1771
Name:
Bertie Ernest Kearse
Rank: 
Rifleman
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Ada Kearse (wife), 33 Abel Smith Street, Wellington, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Fireman
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
3 New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of sickness
Date of Death:
16 July 1918
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Age at Death: 
40
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
01 April 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 49
HMNZT 50
Vessel:
Maunganui or Tahiti
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
115
Cemetery Location: 
United Kingdom
Bertie Ernest Kearse
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