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We remember Ernest Garrett
We remember Ernest Garrett
Timeline
Timeline
1887
1916
employment
Shepherd
A Roberts
Millers Flat, Otago
New Zealand
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29th June 1916
1916
enlistment
Otago
New Zealand
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29th June 1916
1916
location
Millers Flat, Otago
New Zealand
away from home address
Source:7973776
29th June 1916
1917
hospitalisation
Wounded
Hospital/Institution
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12th March 1917
1917
hospitalisation
Wounded
Hospital/Institution
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9th June 1917
1917
dates
Age 30
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1st October 1917
service
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Private
29899
Otago Infantry Regiment
2nd Battalion
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theatres
France & Belgium: 1a
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1917
death
Killed in Action
Polygon Wood
Belgium
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1st October 1917
burial
Passchendaele
Quoted from NZ Army Service records "Buried in a grave marked with a board bearing four names about 100 yards due west from the half destroyed observation tower at Cluster House."
Belgium
New Zealand Apse, Panel 3
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Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Ernest |
| Initials | E |
| Last Name | Garrett |
| Source | 7973776 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Male |
Locations
| Address | Country | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millers Flat, Otago | New Zealand | away from home address | known 29th June 1916 |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand Expeditionary Force | 29899 | Otago Infantry Regiment | 2nd Battalion | Private |
Family
Parents
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| S Garrett | mother |
Religion
| Date | Religion | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1916-06-29 | Presbyterian - inc Church of Scotland |
Media
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Tyne Cot Memorial, Tyne Cot Cemetery PasschendaelePrivate Ernest Garrett #29899 is remembered on this memorial.
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Gerald98528
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Online Cenotaph: New Zealand Expeditionary Force |
No external evidence
Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Tyne Cot Memorial, Tyne Cot Cemetery Passchendaele | Gerald98528 |
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