Ernest BOX

Regimental number6/1471
AddressWindsor Hotel, Christchurch
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, Richard Box, Clovelly, Silverhill Park, St Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex, England
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 3rd Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 4 Tahiti on 14 February 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 9 July 1916
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialCite Bonjean Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row D, Grave No 30), Armentieres, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Richard and Sarah Box
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Third

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