Ernest Jesse GOER

Regimental number53490
Date of birth15 June 1881
Place of birthWellington
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationDriver
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation35
Height5' 10"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Olive Goer, 7 Thule Street, Taitville, Wellington
Enlistment date3 February 1917
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 27th Reinforcements (First Draft), F Company (Part)
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 86 Maunganui on 12 June 1917
Final rankRifleman
Final unit1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 7 December 1917
Place of burialPolygon Wood Cemetery (Row F, Grave No 6), nr Ieper, Belgium
Family/military connectionsBrother: 26756 Pte Charles Arthur GOER, 2nd Bn, Auckland Infantry Regiment, killed in action, 4 October1917.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 12 June 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 16 August 1917, and marched into 5th Reserve Bn, Sling Camp.

Proceeded overseas to France, 23 October 1917; joined 1st Bn, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, in the field, 2 November 1917, and posted to C Company.

Killed in action, 7 December 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsParents: James (b. Birmingham, England) and Betsy (b. England) GOER
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 67, p. 26
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805