Ernest Albert RUMSEY

Regimental number32726
OccupationPlumber
Next of kinSister, Mrs A Harris, 392 Cumberland Street, Dunedin
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 19th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 15 November 1916
The Infantry component of the 19th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Rolls to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit3rd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 23 June 1917
Place of burialMotor Car Corner Cemetery (Row C, Grave No 9), nr Ieper, Belgium
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 45, p. 15