Ernest James HAMBLIN

Regimental number42323
OccupationTram employee
Next of kinMother, Mrs A Hamblin, 167 Jervois Road, Ponsonby, Auckland
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 24th Reinforcements (1st Draft), Auckland Infantry Regiment, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 81 Devon on 5 April 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit3rd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 4 October 1917
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 1), Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charles James and Alice Augusta Hamblin, Victoria Road, Avondale, Auckland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 59, p. 5