Ernest McCOLLUM

Regimental number23/222
AddressWharepoa Road, Thames
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, T McCollum, Wharepoa Road, Thames
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Maunganui on 10 October 1915
Final rankRifleman
Final unit1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateDied of wounds 2 July 1916
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialCite Bonjean Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row C, Grave No 21), Armentieres, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Theophilus and Annie McCollum, Thames
Family/military connectionsBrother: 26/873 Lance Corporal Victor Alexander McCOLLUM, 4th Bn, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, killed in action, 26 September 1916
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

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