Private

Merson Templer Gore Brett

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Alexander Gore Brett and Kate Brett, of 36, Grange Rd., Mount Eden, Auckland.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
12/2653
Name:
Merson Templer Gore Brett
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Alexander Gore Brett (father), Burgoyne Road, Epsom, Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Care of L. H. Otway, Te Aroha, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Machine Gun Corps, 2 Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
03 October 1916
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Age at Death: 
21
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
6th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
14 August 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 27
HMNZT 28
Vessel:
Willochra or Tofua
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
France
Merson Templer Gore Brett
Images
More information
  • Files must be less than 100 MB.
  • Allowed file types: png gif jpg jpeg.
Files
More information
  • Files must be less than 100 MB.
  • Allowed file types: txt pdf doc.