Driver

Ernest Brokenshire

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Elijah Brokenshire, of Te Aroha, Thames, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES
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28 Sep 1915, at the age of 21 years and 3 months Ernest Brokenshire was examined by an Army Medical Officer. He was 5'11" and 151lbs of fair complexion, blue grey eyes and auburn hair. Other than fal... Read More

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Casualty

Service Number: 
2/2587
Name:
Ernest Brokenshire
Rank: 
Driver
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs H. Brokenshire (mother), Henderson Point, Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farmer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Field Artillery

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
27 November 1916
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death: 
21
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
08 January 1916
Transport:
HMNZT 37
Vessel:
Maunganui
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
I. C. 15.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Ernest Brokenshire
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