Regimental number | 23993 |
Occupation | Driver |
Next of kin | Brother, Matthew Erceg, Maungaturoto, North Auckland |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 13th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
A Company, Auckland Infantry Battalion, 13th Reinforcements, left Wellington on board two ships: 'Tofua' (sailed 30 May 1916) and 'Willochra' (sailed 31 May 1916). From the Nominal Rolls it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | No 1Company, New Zealand Machine Gun Corps |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | Bedford House Cemetery (Enclosure No 4 , Plot XII, Row H, Grave No 3), nr Ieper, Belgium |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mr & Mrs Ivan Erceg, PO, Lupa Selo, Rascane, Jugo-Slavia |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 33, p. 6 |
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