Ernest Thomas GOOCH

Regimental number58762
OccupationFarm labourer
Next of kinMother, Mrs Jessie Gooch, Takaka, Nelson
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, H Company (29)
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT No 93 Corinthic on 13 October 1917
Final rankRifleman
Final unit3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 31 August 1918
Age at death from cemetery records34
Place of burialBancourt British Cemetery (Plot II, Row K, Grave No 17), Pas de Calais, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Edward Albert and Jessie Gooch, Takaka
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 72, p. 25

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