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Ernest Perfect
Informatie over geboorte
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Geboortedatum: 26/06/1892 |
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Geboorteplaats: Woodville, Manawatu-Wanganui, Nieuw-Zeeland |
Algemene Informatie
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Beroep: Arbeider, Houtzagerij |
Informatie legerdienst
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Land: Nieuw-Zeeland |
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Strijdmacht: New Zealand Expeditionary Force |
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Rang: Private |
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Service nummer: 32781 |
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Dienstneming datum: 29/07/1916 |
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Dienstneming plaats: Trentham, Wellington, Nieuw-Zeeland |
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Eenheden: — Otago Regiment, 2nd Bn. (Laatst gekende eenheid) |
Informatie over overlijden
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Datum van overlijden: 12/10/1917 |
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Plaats van overlijden: Marsh Bottom, Passendale, België |
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Doodsoorzaak: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Leeftijd: 25 |
Gedenkplaats
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Tyne Cot, New Zealand Apse Paneel: 3 |
Onderscheidingen en medailles 2
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British War Medal Medaille |
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Victory Medal Medaille |
Points of interest 3
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| #3 | Plaats van overlijden (bij benadering) |
Mijn verhaal
Private Ernest Perfect, a former mill hand, served in the 2nd Otago Battalion, part of the 2nd New Zealand Brigade, New Zealand Division. His battalion took part in the First Battle of Passchendaele on 12 October 1917.
The New Zealand Division attacked with two brigades, the 3rd New Zealand Rifle Brigade on the left and the 2nd New Zealand Brigade on the right. The jump-off line of this last Brigade was located between the Ravebeek on the right and Peter Pan on the left. The 2nd New Zealand Brigade consisted of the 2nd Battalion of Otago, the 1st Battalion of Otago and the 1st Battalion of Canterbury. The 2nd Battalion of Otago was to lead the attack and capture the Red Line (the first objective) which extended from the Ravebeek on the right across Bellevue Spur on the left.
Reaching the jump-off line south of Peter Pan along the Ravebeek was difficult due to the muddy ground conditions and enemy fire. At 5.25 a.m. the opening barrage commenced and the 2nd Battalion of Otago advanced. The right struggled up from Marsh Bottom while the left flank was held up by uncut wire. The combination of uncut wire and machine gun fire from pillboxes on the crest of Bellevue spur made further advancement impossible. The surviving attackers were told to dig in where they were, which was southwest of Laamkreek.
Private Ernest Perfect was Reported missing on the 12th of October 1917. A finding by a court of inquiry changed this status to ‘missing and presumed killed in the field’ on 19 November 1917. His body was never recovered. Private Perfect is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial to the Missing.
The New Zealand Division attacked with two brigades, the 3rd New Zealand Rifle Brigade on the left and the 2nd New Zealand Brigade on the right. The jump-off line of this last Brigade was located between the Ravebeek on the right and Peter Pan on the left. The 2nd New Zealand Brigade consisted of the 2nd Battalion of Otago, the 1st Battalion of Otago and the 1st Battalion of Canterbury. The 2nd Battalion of Otago was to lead the attack and capture the Red Line (the first objective) which extended from the Ravebeek on the right across Bellevue Spur on the left.
Reaching the jump-off line south of Peter Pan along the Ravebeek was difficult due to the muddy ground conditions and enemy fire. At 5.25 a.m. the opening barrage commenced and the 2nd Battalion of Otago advanced. The right struggled up from Marsh Bottom while the left flank was held up by uncut wire. The combination of uncut wire and machine gun fire from pillboxes on the crest of Bellevue spur made further advancement impossible. The surviving attackers were told to dig in where they were, which was southwest of Laamkreek.
Private Ernest Perfect was Reported missing on the 12th of October 1917. A finding by a court of inquiry changed this status to ‘missing and presumed killed in the field’ on 19 November 1917. His body was never recovered. Private Perfect is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial to the Missing.
Bronnen 6
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A.E. Byrne, Official History of the Otago Regiment, N.Z.E.F. in the Great War 1914-1918, Dunedin: Wilkie & Co, Ltd., jaar van uitgave onbekend, p. 209-224. Gebruikte bronnen |
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Auckland Cenotaph https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C12229?n=Ernest%20Perfect&ordinal=0&from=%2Fwar-memorial%2Fonline-cenotaph%2Fsearch Gebruikte bronnen |
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Chris McCarthy, Passchendaele : The Day-by-Day account, London : Unicorn Publishing Group, 2018, 128-130. Gebruikte bronnen |
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CWGC https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/848064/perfect,-ernest/ Gebruikte bronnen |
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Discovering Anzacs http://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/ Gebruikte bronnen |
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The Long, Long Trail https://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/ Gebruikte bronnen |