Ernest ORMROD

Regimental number8/2094
Place of birthPendlebury, Lancashire, England
Address22 Larkworthy Street, St Kilda
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, E Ormrod, 22 Larkworthy Street, St Kilda, Dunedin
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 16 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsCaterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Edwin and Emily Ormrod, 35 Broughton Street, South Dunedin
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