Ernest Winsloe George

Lieutenant Colonel

Awards

Conflict:

WW2

Additional Information:

Son of George Richard and Mary George, of Invercargill, Southland. Also served in 1914-18 War.

References:

CWGC

Archives New Zealand

BDM Online

NZ WAR GRAVES

CONTRIBUTED

Ernest Winsloe George (on the left front rank)

Biographical Notes:

Embarkation details shown refer to service in WW1.

Ernest George was from Bluff, where his father was the Secretary of the Harbour Board. He attended Southland Boys High School. Departing New Zealand on13th November 1915 as a private with the Otago Infantry Battalion, he became a 2nd Lieutenant with the 3rd Field Company, N.Z. Engineers. His actions in October 1918, constructing a bridge over the St.Georges river in Pont-a Pierre, under fire, earning him the Military Cross. After World War One he was the Assistant-Engineer, Dunedin City Council; and later County Engineer, Clyde. Details of Ernest George’s 2nd World War service are a mystery to us. Enquiries with historians in the South Island and a search of databases have not revealed any details. We know that he was with the New Zealand Engineers during the second war, and that his death in May 1946 was due to illness or injury whilst serving his country.

Public Contributions:

Submitted by: Peter George

Relationship to casualty: Grandson

<p>All I know is EW George served in Christchurch during WW2 and until he died in 1946. At that time my father was in J-Force in Japan so missed the funeral. In the 1990s I took my father to Br... Read More

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Casualty

Service Number:

807495

Name:

Ernest Winsloe George

Rank:

Lieutenant Colonel

Date of Birth:

24 January 1890

Place of Birth:

Bluff, Southland, New Zealand

Education:

Southland Boys' High School

Next of Kin:

Miss Winifred Mary George (stepsister), 61 Cashmere Road, Christchurch

Religion:

Methodist

Date of Enlistment:

14 September 1940

Locality on Enlistment:

"Croyden House", 63 Armagh Street, Christchurch

Place of Enlistment:

Christchurch, New Zealand

Marital Status on Enlistment:

Married

Marital Status on Death:

Separated

Occupation on Enlistment:

Engineer/Clerk

Employer:

Vincent County Council, Clyde

Unit:

New Zealand Engineers

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Died of sickness

Date of Death:

28 May 1946

Day of Death:

Tuesday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW2

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:

Christchurch (Bromley) Cemetery

Cemetery Reference:

4. 2G.

Cemetery Location:

New Zealand