Cenotaph : 30421

Cenotaph ID: 
30421
Rank Last Held: 
Captain
Forenames: 
Edward Phillips
Surname: 
Ombler
Serial Number: 
1568
Date of Birth: 
13 December 1917
Place of Birth: 
Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand
Enlistment Address: 
15 Onslow Street, St Clair, Dunedin, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment: 
Warehouseman
Embarkation Body: 
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF), 1st Echelon
Embarkation Date: 
1940-01-06 00:00:00
Place of Embarkation: 
Wellington, New Zealand
Destination: 
Egypt
Nominal Roll Number: 
WW2 1
Page on Nominal Roll: 
137
Age at Death: 
22
Date of Death: 
27 November 1941
Location of Cemetery/Memorial: 
Sidi Azeiz, Libya
Cause of Death: 
Killed in action
Cemetery Name: 
Halfaya Sollum War Cemetery, Egypt
Grave Reference: 
9. C. 1.
First Rank: 
Second Lieutenant
Next of Kin: 
Mr E H Ombler (father)15 Onslow Street, St Clair, Dunedin, New Zealand
Marital Status: 
Single
Last Unit Served: 
New Zealand Artillery, 5 Field Regiment

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