Private

Ernest Box

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Richard and Sarah Box, of "Clovelly," Silverhill Park, St. Leonards-on-Sea.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
6/1471
Name:
Ernest Box
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Richard Box (father), Clovelly, Silverhill Park, Saint Leonards. on-Sea Sussex, England
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Windsor Hotel, Christchurch, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Canterbury Regiment, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
09 July 1916
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
28
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
3rd Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
14 February 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 17
HMNZT 18
HMNZT 19
Vessel:
Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
II. D. 30.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Ernest Box
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