English Māori Ernest William Blaza Born 23 January 1888 - Died 23 August 1916 PDF Key details Service numberWWI 13/889 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankWW1 Trooper AWMM Auckland Mounted Rifles AWMM WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Photograph of Ernest Blaza provided by Fredda Martin. - No known copyright restrictions View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesErnest William AWMM SurnameBlaza AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberWWI 13/889 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe ReligionAnglican, Christian AWMM Images and documents Images Contribute › Report › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth23 January 1888 AWMM Leicestershire, England AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentPre 18 December 1914 AWMM c/o E.C. Beale, Waimauru, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationMr George Blaza (father),Shackerston, Leicestershire, England AWMM Relationship statusPre 17 April 1915 AWMM Single AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Campaign1915-1916 Gallipoli AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWI 13/889 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW1 18 December 1914 AWMM Age 26 AWMM Farm manager/Civilian AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW1 17 April 1915 AWMM from AWMMHMNZT 21 or HMNZT 22 or HMNZT 23 AWMM Vessel was Willochra or Knight Templar or Waitomo AWMM Trooper AWMM Auckland Mounted Rifles AWMM 4th Reinforcements AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesWeight, Unknown Period AWMM 168 pounds AWMM Height, Unknown Period AWMM 6 feet 1 inches AWMM Complexion, Unknown Period AWMM Dark AWMM Eye colour, Unknown Period AWMM Hazel AWMM Hair colour, Unknown Period AWMM Brown AWMM Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM Dardanelles 28 August 1915. AWMM Died of wounds, Cause of Death AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankWW1 Trooper AWMM Auckland Mounted Rifles AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Ernest Blaza was the son of George and Mary Jane Blaza, of Wharf Farm, Shackerstone, Nuneaton, England.He was wounded in action at Gallipoli and evacuated to England where he died of his wounds. AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death23 August 1916 AWMM Age 28 AWMM AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathDied of wounds AWMM Death notes CemeteryShackerstone (St Peter) Churchyard, Leicestershire, England AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial nameAuckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM Roll of Honour Remember Ernest William Blaza by laying a poppy. Francis Alexander Blayney Garry Francis Blayney Ernest William Blaza Cecil Albert Blazey Herbert Martin Blazey Lay a poppy for 2020 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Ernest William Blaza Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksMilitary personnel file http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=22276824 Further Reference A Street Near You record https://astreetnearyou.org/person/379527/- Further Reference Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/379527 Further Reference DocumentsNew Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM Page No: 61 AWMM Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications AWMM Vol. 3: Includes portrait AWMM Information kindly provided by family AWMM Contributors Processing Command item Command item Add new record Refresh DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact 28 April 2019SusanAshtead, Surrey, EnglandOther relative The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
