Ernest Joseph DONAHOE

Regimental number14405
OccupationTypewriter mechanic
Next of kinMother, Mrs Bridget Donahoe, Hauraki Street, Birkenhead, Auckland
Rank on embarkationPrivate
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 rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 4 June 1917
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialBerks Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row B, Grave No 31), nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Patrick and Bridget Donahoe, Hauraki Street, Birkenhead, Auckland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 34, p. 4