Earnest Henry DEMPSEY

Regimental number38358
Place of birthAustralia
OccupationBushman
Next of kinSister, Mrs T Wright, Nymagee via Hermidale, New South Wales, Australia
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 21st Reinforcements, E Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Ulimaroa on 19 January 1917
Final rankLance Corporal
Final unit3rd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 24 November 1917
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsButtes New British Cemetery (New Zealand) Memorial, Polygon Wood, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Mrs G. Gulpan (formerly Dempsey), Heale Street, Thames
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 52, p. 18

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