Norman Ernest TABERNACLE

Regimental number17/197
Date of birth7 March 1886
Place of birthEngland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationStoreman
AddressMilford House, Park Avenue, Auckland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28.7
Height5' 11.75"
Weight166 lbs
Next of kinFather, E Tabernacle, The Cottage, Potters Bar, Middlesex, England
Previous military serviceServed for 2 years in Paget's Horse
Enlistment date17 October 1914
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationCorporal
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 2nd Reinforcements, New Zealand Veterinary Corps
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 14 December 1914
The 2nd Reinforcements, New Zealand Veterinary Corps, left New Zealand on board three ships (HMNZT 13 'Verdala', HMNZT 15 'Willochra', and HMNZT 15 'Knight of the Garter'). It is not possible to determine from the Nominal Roll on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankDriver
Final unitNew Zealand Army Service Corps
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 19 December 1918
Discharge date2 March 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Commenced return to New Zealand from Liverpool on board HT 'Oxfordshire', 19 December 1918; discharged (medically unfit: feeblemindedness), 2 March 1919.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Veterinary Corps/Second
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7823473