Rifleman

Ernest George Preen

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of George Preen and the late Constance Preen; husband of Helen Preen, of 4, High St., Timaru.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
19/221
Name:
Ernest George Preen
Rank: 
Rifleman
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs E.G. Preen (wife), Bank Street, Timaru, New Zealand|Mrs H. Preen (wife), 84 Clyde Street, Dunedin, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Bank Street, Timaru, New Zealand|Unknown address
Occupation on Enlistment:
Unknown occupation|Soldier
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
3 New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade, 3 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
12 October 1917
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
44
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Bodies of Embarkation:

Samoan Relief Force
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Places of Embarkation:

Auckland, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Transport:

HMNZT 16
HMNZT 82
Vessels:

Talune
Pakeha
Destinations:

Apia, Samoa
Plymouth, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
N.Z. Apse, Panel 7.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
Ernest George Preen
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