Ernest Hopetoun GUTHRIE

Regimental number8/2430
AddressOamaru
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, T Guthrie, Dee Street, Oamaru
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 5th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 24 Maunganui on 13 June 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 14 June 1917
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsMessines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Annie Guthrie, Rother Street, Oamaru. Native of Palmerston South
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Fifth