SNUSHALL, Henry Ernest
(Service number 7/125)
| First Rank | Trooper | Last Rank | Trooper |
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Birth
| Date | 8 February 1894 | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Fairlie | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | William Snushall (father) Fairlie, NZ | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | Main Body | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Mounted Rifles | ||
| Date | 16 Oct1914 | ||
| Transport | HMNZT 4 , 11 , Tahiti or Athenic | ||
| Embarked From | Lyttleton | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Mounted Rifles | ||
Military Awards
| Campaigns | Gallipoli | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 21 August 1915 | Age | 21 |
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| Place of Death | Gallipoli, Turkey | ||
| Cause | Killed in Action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Hill 60 Memorial, Hill 60 Cemetery, Turkey | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | Te Ngawai War Memorial (as E Snushall); Also on Timaru memorial wall and Fairlie war memorial; Albury War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
Son of John William and Edith Snushall, Fairlie,
Sources
Cenotaph databse (6 June 2014); SCRoll website submission, H Holloway, 21 October 2014
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Liz Shea (SC branch NZSG)
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JCo
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