Cenotaph : 17127

Cenotaph ID: 
17127
Rank Last Held: 
Trooper
Forenames: 
Philip Coster
Surname: 
Best
Conflict: 
Serial Number: 
1163
Enlistment Address: 
Nelson, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment: 
Sheep Farmer
Embarkation Body: 
4th Contingent
Embarkation Date: 
1900-03-24 00:00:00
Place of Embarkation: 
Port Chalmers, New Zealand
Destination: 
South Africa
Vessel: 
Monowai
Religion: 
Church of England
Date of Death: 
26 March 1901
Location of Cemetery/Memorial: 
Potchesfstroom, Transvaal, South Africa
Cause of Death: 
Enteric fever
Memorial Name: 
Ranfurly Veterans' Home, 539 Mount Albert Road, Three Kings, Auckland, New Zealand
First Rank: 
Trooper
Next of Kin: 
William Best (father), Brightwater, Nelson, New Zealand
Marital Status: 
Single
Last Unit Served: 
New Zealand Mounted Rifles
Cenotaph CID: 
C17127

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