Ernest CARLTON

Regimental number12/2232
AddressKarangahake
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinMother, Mrs Lilian May, Mackaytown, Karangahake
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 5th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Maunganui on 13 June 1915
The 5th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, left New Zealand on board three ships, HMNZT 24 'Maunganui', HMNZT 25 'Tahiti', and HMNZT 26 'Aparima'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankLance Corporal
Final unit1st Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 29 July 1917
Place of burialMud Corner Cemetery (Plot II, Row D, Grave No 19), Ploegsteert, Belgium
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Fifth