Regimental number | 6/1520 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | London, England |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Kitchenman |
Address | Whitehead's Coffee Palace, Cook Street, Christchurch |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 29 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 154 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, W E M Earnshaw, 44 Bursar Street, Cleethorpes, Yorkshire, England |
Previous military service | Nil. Initially classed as 'Unfit on account of teeth'. Notation on Attestation Form, 11 December 1914: 'Teeth now satisfactory.' |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Trentham |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 3rd Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 4 Tahiti on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Twelve Tree Copse (New Zealand) Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Isabella Earnshaw, 42 Wentworth Road, Wheatley, Doncaster, late of Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England, and the late W.E.M. Earnshaw |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Third |
Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20999786 |
The NZEF Project, UNSW@ADFA, 2003-2024
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