Private

Ernest Edward Whale

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Minnie and the late Isaiah Whale. Born at Wellington. Served in Egypt, 1915-16, and on the Western Front, 1916-17.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
12/3503
Name:
Ernest Edward Whale
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Minnie Whale (mother), Park Avenue, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Thames Cafe, Duke Street, Cambridge, New Zealand
Unit:
NZEF, Canterbury Regiment

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Date of Death:
17 January 1921
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death: 
39
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
8th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
13 November 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 35
HMNZT 36
Vessel:
Willochra or Tofua
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
J. 9. (S).
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
Ernest Edward Whale
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