John Christian ENERSEN

Regimental number12/1200
Date of birth30 September 1894
Place of birthAuckland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCabinetmaker
AddressHamilton
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Height5' 11"
Weight156 lbs
Next of kinFather, J M Enersen, Nixon Street, Hamilton
Previous military serviceServed in the Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date20 October 1914
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 2nd Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on 14 December 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unit16th (Waikato) Company, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 May 1915
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTwelve Tree Copse (New Zealand) Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John Marcus Enersen and Sarah Enersen, 93 Nixon Road, Hamilton East, Waikato
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915.

Reported missing, 8 May 1915.

Board of Enquiry, held at Moascar Camp, Ismailia, 16 January 1916, concluded: 'Now reported believed dead, 8 May 1915'.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Second
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880, File 21001066