Lance Corporal

Eric Axel Carl Johanes Ericksen

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Diderick and Holga Ericksen, of Napier, New Zealand, formerly of Denmark.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES
CONTRIBUTED

Public Contributions:

Eric died in World War One. Eric was a cheesemaker for the Woodville Dairy Company before joining up. Fighting in Flanders, he received a “Blighty One” wound. Such a wound was serious enough to w... Read More

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Casualty

Service Number: 
30191
Name:
Eric Axel Carl Johanes Ericksen
Rank: 
Lance Corporal
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs D. Ericksen (mother), Meeanee, Napier, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Cheesemaker
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Otago Regiment, 3 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
31 March 1918
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
24
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
30 December 1916
Transport:
HMNZT 72
Vessel:
Athenic
Destination:
Plymouth, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
II. A. 18.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
Eric Axel Carl Johanes Ericksen
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