Major

Earle Richard Chesterman

MiD (WW2)

Awards

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Hedley James Chesterman and of Ada Chesterman (nee Vessey), of Masterton, Wellington, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
11805
Name:
Earle Richard Chesterman
Rank: 
Major
Date of Birth:
21 August 1914
Place of Birth: 
New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Mr H.J. Chesterman (father), 23 King Edward Street, Masterton, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Nelson College, Nelson, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
School Teacher
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Infantry, 28 (Maori) Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
05 July 1942
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
27
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF)

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
VIII. F. 5.
Cemetery Location: 
Egypt
Earle Richard Chesterman
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