Captain

Horace Dorset Eccles

MiD (WW1)

Awards

Additional Information: 

Son of Gregory William and Anne Hyde Eccles, of 20, Melrose Rd., Southfields, London. Served as Surgeon Capt. in the South African Campaign.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Name:
Horace Dorset Eccles
Rank: 
Captain
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Eccles (wife), Maunganui, Bay of Islands, New Zealand|Mrs Eccles (wife), C/o Messrs Devore Martin, Solicitor, Auckland, new Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Maunganui, Bay of Islands, New Zealand|Kawakawa, Bay of Islands, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Doctor|Medical Practitioner
Armed Force: 
Army

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
16 August 1917
Age at Death: 
47

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
8th Contingent
Embarkation Place:
Lyttelton, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
08 February 1902
Vessel:
Unknown
Destination:
South Africa

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
Horace Dorset Eccles
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