Trooper

Ernest William Blaza

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of George and Mary Jane Blaza, of Wharf Farm, Shackerstone, Nuneaton, England.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
13/889
Name:
Ernest William Blaza
Rank: 
Trooper
Date of Birth:
23 January 1888
Place of Birth: 
Shackerstone, Leicestershire, England
Next of Kin: 
Mr George Blaza (father),Shackerston, Leicestershire, England
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
c/o E.C. Beale, Waimauru, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farm Manager
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade, Auckland Mounted Rifles

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
23 August 1916
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
28
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
4th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
17 April 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 21
HMNZT 22
HMNZT 23
Vessel:
Willochra or Knight Templar or Waitomo
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
United Kingdom
Ernest William Blaza
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