Ernest MANN

Regimental number42682
Date of birth31 March 1893
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCooper
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Height5' 6.5"
Weight152 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Dolly Mann, Makarewa, Southland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date14 December 1916
Place of enlistmentBalclutha
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, J Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 80 Corinthic on 2 April 1917
Final rankRifleman
Final unit2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 7), Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Herbert and Elizabeth Ann Mann, 1 Lowe Street, Avenal, Invercargill. Native of Southland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 2 April 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 10 June 1917; marched into Sling Camp, 11 June 1917.

Proceeded overseas to France, 6 July 1917; joined 2nd Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 15 August 1917, and posted to C Company.

Reported wounded and missing, 12 October 1917.

Court of Enquiry, 27 April 1918, concluded: 'Killed in action, 12 October 1917.'

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 57, p. 36
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 10928168

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