Private

Ernest Nears

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Charles and Eliza Nears, of 44, Sunningdale Avenue, Barking, Essex, England.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
12/1116
Name:
Ernest Nears
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs C. Nears, 44 Sunningdale Avenue, Barking, London, England
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
2 Cox Street, Herne Bay, Auckland, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Auckland Regiment

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
10 May 1915
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death: 
30
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Main Body
Embarkation Place:
Auckland, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 October 1914
Transport:

HMNZT 8
HMNZT 12
Vessel:
Star of India or Waimana
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
C. 153.
Cemetery Location: 
Egypt
Ernest Nears
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