Ernest William BLAZA

Regimental number13/889
Addressc/o E C Beale, Waimauru
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, George Blaza, Shackerston, Leicestershire, England
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Auckland Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 23 Waitomo on 17 April 1915
Final rankTrooper
Final unitAuckland Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateDied of wounds 23 August 1916
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialSt Peter's Churchyard, Shackerstone, Nuneaton, England
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Mary Jane Blaza, Wharf Farm, Shackerstone, Nuneaton, Leicestershire, England
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Mounted Rifles/Fourth