Ernest George SQUIRE

Regimental number41936
Date of birth2 August 1894
Place of birthDevonshire, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationShepherd
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22.4
Height5' 5"
Weight130.5 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs J Squire, Upcott Lodge, Bradiford, Barnstaple, England
Previous military serviceServed in Devonshire Regiment, England; serving in 17th Regiment, Territorial Force, at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date18 December 1916
Place of enlistmentMasterton
Rank on embarkationCorporal
Unit nameNew Zealand Rifle Brigade, Reinforcements, G Company (Part)
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 81 Devon on 5 April 1917
Final rankRifleman
Final unit2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (,New Zealand Apse, Panel No 7), Tyne Cot Cemetery, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Sydney and Jessie Squire, 24 Bradiford, Barnstaple, Devon, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 5 April 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 11 June 1917, and marched into Sling Camp, and reverted to Temporary Lance Corporal.

Relinquished rank of Temporary Lance Corporal.

Proceeded overseas to France, 6 July 1917; joined 3rd Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 9 Augusat 1917, and posted to D Company.

Reported missing, 12 October 1917.

Court of Enquiry, 27 April 1918, concluded: 'Missing for over six months. No further evidence forthcoming. Finding: Killed in action, 12 October 1917.'

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 59, p. 17
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7820457