George ACKHURST

Regimental number18207
Place of birthAustralia
OccupationEngineer
Next of kinWife, Mrs Ackhurst, 32 Church Street East, Palmerston North
Rank on embarkation2nd Lieutenant
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 17th Reinforcements, Signalling Section
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington
The Signalling Section of the 17th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships: HMNZT 'Pakeha' on 23 September 1916, and HMNZT 'Devon' on 25 September 1916. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual member of the Signalling Section embarked.
Final rank2nd Lieutenant
Final unit1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 4 October 1917
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 6 , Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Wife: Eusebia Margaret Ackhurst, 63 Collingwood Street, Hamilton
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 41, p. 25

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