Eugene Leo Courtney

Forenames

Eugene Leo AWMM

Surname

Courtney AWMM

Service number

WWI 12355 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Date of birth

5th June 1893

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Place of birth

Kuaotunu

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Birth notes

Son of James and Kate Courtney, of Auckland

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Post war occupation

Marine Parade Hotel, Napier

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Next of kin

WW1 James Courtney (father), 97 Richmond Road, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

single

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War

World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM

Campaign

Battle of the Somme AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

WWI 12355 AWMM

Enlistment

WW1 Unknown AWMM Civil servant/Civilian AWMM

Embarkation details

WW1 06 May 1916-21 Jun 1916 AWMM
HMNZT 52 or HMNZT 53 AWMM Vessel was Mokoia or Navua AWMM Rifleman AWMM 6th Reinforcements 2nd Battalion, F Company AWMM New Zealand Rifle Brigade AWMM

Medical notes

Died of wounds, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

WW1 Private AWMM
Wellington Infantry Regiment AWMM

Son of James and Kate Courtney, of Auckland, New Zealand.

Next of Kin: Mr J. Courtney, Richmond Rd, Auckland (Roll of Honour, Auckland Province 1914-1918 (Volume 1)) AWMM

Death

29 Sept 1916 AWMM
Age  23 AWMM

Cause of death

Died of wounds AWMM

Cemetery

Dartmoor Cemetery, Becordel-Becourt, Somme, France AWMM II. D. 7. AWMM

Obituary

RIFLEMAN E. L. COURTNEY - Rifleman Eugene Leo Courtney, died of wounds, was 23 years 6f age, and was the fourth son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Courtney, of Richmond Road, Ponsonby. He was born at Kuaotunu, and educated at the Auckland Grammar School, where tie ! passed the Junior Civil Service and Matriculation examinations. Prior to enlisting in the Rifle Brigade he was assistant Clerk of the Court at Napier. He was a keen sport, playing football for Napier, and cricket for the Civil Service Club

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NEW ZEALAND HERALD, VOLUME LIII, ISSUE 16375, 1 NOVEMBER 1916, PAGE 8

Memorial name

• Auckland Grammar School War Memorial, New Zealand AWMM
• Mercury Bay World War One Memorial AWMM
• Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

Related objects

External links

• The New Zealand Heritage List. War Memorial, Auckland Grammar School, Mountain Road, Epsom, Auckland.
  http://www.heritage.org.nz/the-list/details/4472
  Further Reference
• A Street Near You record
  https://astreetnearyou.org/person/38742/-
  Further Reference
• Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/38742
  Further Reference
• New Zealand War Graves Trust
  https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/
  Further Reference

References

• Austin, W. (1924). The official history of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade (The Earl of Liverpool's Own). Wellington, N.Z.: L T Watkins.
• New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  31: 17
• Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications
  Vol. 2: Includes portrait
• Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2.