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Ernest Charles Beresford-Wilkinson

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Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1916 - No known copyright restrictions

Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1916 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Ernest Charles AWMM
  • Surname
    Beresford-Wilkinson AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 23/678 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    21 August 1891 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    21 August 1891 Public - Bronwyn Marie - Researcher - 29 April 2018 - https://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/person/999903
  • Place of birth
    Reefon, New Zealand Public - Bronwyn Marie - Researcher - 29 April 2018 - https://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/person/999903
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Paeroa, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs M. Beresford-Wilkinson (mother), Broadway, Reefton, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 9 October 1915 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 23/678 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Next of Kin: Mrs M. Beresford-Wilkinson, Box 4, Reefton (Roll of Honour, Auckland Province 1914-1918 (Volume 1)) AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    25 December 1915 AWMM
    Mersa Matruh, Egypt AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt AWMM G. 18. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
12 February 2021laraMangawhaiOther relative
29 April 2018Bronwyn MarieSelwyn DistrictResearcher

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