Topic: AIF - NZMRB - WMR
WMR, NZEF
Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment
Roll of Honour
Ernest Theobald
Poppies on the Auckland Cenotaph plinth
A brief biography of Ernest Theobald extracted from the Cenotaph Database hosted by the Auckland Museum.
| Full Name: | Trooper Ernest Theobald |
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| Rank Last Held: | Trooper |
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| Forename(s): | Ernest |
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| Surname: | Theobald |
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| War: | World War I, 1914-1918 |
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| Serial No.: | 11/1749 |
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| Gender: | Male |
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| Date of Birth: | 30 May 1876 |
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| Place of Birth: | Waimate, South Canterbury, New Zealand |
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| Religion: | Anglican |
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| First Known Rank: | Trooper |
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| Occupation before Enlistment: | Farmer |
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| Next of Kin: | Mrs M.A. Theobald (mother), Pukeokahu, Taihape, New Zealand |
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| Marital Status: | Single |
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| Enlistment Address: | Pukeokahu, Taihape, New Zealand |
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| Physical Description: |
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| Enlistment Date: | 24 Aug 1915 |
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| Age on Enlistment: | 39 |
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| Military District: | Wellington |
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| Body on Embarkation: | 7th Reinforcements |
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| Embarkation Unit: | Wellington Mounted Rifles |
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| Embarkation Date: | 9 October 1915 |
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| Place of Embarkation: | Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Vessel: | Aparima or Navua or Warrimoo |
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| Destination: | Suez, Egypt |
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| Page on Nominal Roll: | 719 |
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| Other Units: | 8th Reinforcements 23.08.1915, Transferred 7th Reinforcements 27.09.1915 |
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| Wounds and Diseases: | Admitted to hospital 17October 1915. Discharged from hospital 15 November 1915. |
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| Last Unit Served: | Wellington Mounted Rifles |
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| Place of Death: | Canal Zone, Egypt |
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| Date of Death: | 8 August 1916 |
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| Age at Death: | 40 |
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| Year of Death: | 1916 |
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| Cause of Death: | Killed in action |
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| Cemetery Name: | Kantara War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt |
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| Grave Reference: | A.22 |
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| Obituary: | New Zealand Herald, Tuesday 22 August 1916, Page 16 |
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| Description of Image: | Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1916 |
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| Further References: | Search http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz for information about this person's Military Personnel File. Use the Simple Search option. |
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| Previous Military Experience: | South Africa (Boer War #3551) |
Lest we forget
Further Reading:
Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment
Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment, Roll of Honour
Battle of Romani, Sinai, August 4 to 5, 1916
Bir el Abd, Sinai, 9 August 1916
Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920
Citation: Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment, Roll of Honour, Ernest Theobald
Posted by Project Leader
at 12:01 AM EADT
Updated: Friday, 6 August 2010 5:05 PM EADT
