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Ernest Nicholson Player
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 25/03/1888 |
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Place of birth: Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand |
Army information
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Country: New Zealand |
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Force: New Zealand Expeditionary Force |
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Rank: Serjeant |
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Service number: 27185 |
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Enlistment date: 15/11/1916 |
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Enlistment place: Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand |
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Units: — Wellington Regiment, 3nd Bn. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 16/10/1917 |
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Place of death: No.1 New Zealand General Hospital, Brockenhurst, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom |
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Cause of death: Died of wounds (D.O.W.) |
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Age: 29 |
Cemetery
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Brockenhurst (St. Nicholas) Churchyard Plot: A Row: 3 Grave: 3 |
Distinctions and medals 2
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British War Medal Medal |
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Victory Medal Medal |
Points of interest 3
| #1 | Place of birth | ||
| #2 | Enlistment place | ||
| #3 | Place of death (approximate) |
Sources 2
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CWGC https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/362604/player,-ernest-nicholson/ Sources used |
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The long long trail http://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/ Sources used |