Ernest ELLICOCK

Regimental number72553
Date of birth5 July 1888
Place of birthLeicester, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationDairyman
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation29
Height5' 7.5"
Weight128 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs E M Ellicock, Happy Valley, Brooklyn, Wellington
Previous military serviceNil (previously rejected for enlistment in British Army on account of heart trouble)
Enlistment date12 September 1917
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 37th Reinforcements, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT No 103 Maunganui on 9 May 1918
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
Discharge date22 November 1919
Other details

War service: England

Embarked Wellington, 9 May1918; disembarked Liverpool, England, 24 June 1918, and marched in to Sling Camp, 25 June 1918.

Married Florence Alice WARWICK, at Belgrave, Leicester, 21 April 1919.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Plymouth on board SS 'Ionic', 8 September 1919; disembarked Wellington, 25 October 1919; discharged, 22 November 1919.

Total war service: 1 year 290 days (of which 1 year 170 days were abroad)

Medal: British War Medal
Miscellaneous detailsParents: George (b. Leicester) and Elizabeth Mary (b. Leicestershire) ELLICOTT; arrived New Zealand 1907.
Date of death21 July 1964 Wellington
Age at death76
SourcesNominal Rolls Vol. 4: Roll 82, p. 10
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805

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