Ernest Lawrence Schischka

Lieutenant

Secondary Memorial:

Puhoi War Memorial

Conflict:

WW2

Additional Information:

Son of Joseph and Margaret Schischka

References:

CWGC

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

Lieutenant Ernest Lawrence Schischka, of Waiwera, was killed and Private Paul Walters, of Wellsford, and formerly of Hokianga, was seriously injured when an army truck driven by Private Walters collided with the south-bound express at Wellsford at 8.45 today. Both were Home Guardsmen. Other members of the same unit escaped lightly, although the front of the truck was badly smashed.

Lieutenant Schischka was killed outright. Private Walters, whose condition is dangerous, was removed to a house after receiving medical treatment.

AUCKLAND STAR, VOLUME LXXIII, ISSUE 149, 26 JUNE 1942, PAGE 4

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Casualty

Service Number:

HG/L/16104

Name:

Ernest Lawrence Schischka

Rank:

Lieutenant

Date of Birth:

Not known

Next of Kin:

Gwendoline Schischka (wife), Waiwera, North Auckland, New Zealand

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Enlistment Address:

Waiwera, North Auckland, New Zealand

Unit:

New Zealand Military Forces

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Motor Vehicle Accident

Date of Death:

26 June 1942

Day of Death:

Friday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Puhoi Public Cemetery

Cemetery Reference:

2. 17. 1.

Cemetery Location:

New Zealand