Ernest Edward RUDKIN

Regimental number56032
OccupationSheet metal worker
Next of kinWife, Mrs E E Rudkin, c/o Mrs J Morris, Haunui via Eketahuna
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements (Second Draft), G Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 90 Ulimaroa on 26 July 1917
Final rankRifleman
Final unit4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigadek
FateKilled in Action 9 December 1917
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsButtes New British Cemetery (New Zealand) Memorial, Polygon Wood, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Wife: Dora M.E. Rudkin, 'Montrose', 49 Cecil Street, Ashfield, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 69, p. 32

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