Eric Guest ANCELL

Regimental number14349
OccupationCivil servant
Next of kinMother, Mrs C T Ancell, 14 Hay Street, Oriental Bay, Wellington
Rank on embarkation2nd Lieutenant
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 14th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 26 June 1916
The Infantry component of the 14th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Maunaganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Rolls to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rank2nd Lieutenant
Final unit2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 19 October 1916
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialCite Bonjean Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row A, Grave No 6), Armentieres, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charles and Constance Ancell, Dunedin
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 34, p. 2