Lance Sergeant

Ernest William Arthur

MM

Awards

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Thomas M. Arthur, of Kimberley, Canterbury, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
31455
Name:
Ernest William Arthur
Rank: 
Lance Sergeant
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Thomas Moore Arthur (father), Amberley, North Canterbury, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Labourer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Canterbury Regiment, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
08 April 1918
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death: 
47
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
15 November 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 68
HMNZT 69
Vessel:
Maunganui or Tahiti
Destination:
Plymouth or Devonport, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
VI. C. 5.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Ernest William Arthur
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