Ernest Gilchrist LAURIE

Regimental number23/481
AddressTuatapere
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, James Laurie, Tihaka, Southland
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 10 October 1915
Final rankLance Corporal
Final unit1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 8 October 1915
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death from cemetery records32
Place of burialNaves Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot IV, Row A, Grave 9), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Mrs Jane G. Laurie
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: B Company/1st NZRB