ENNIS, Arthur Herbert
(Service number 68521)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 09/08/1890 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Hassall Street, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Tailor | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Faith ENNIS (mother), Hassall Street, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 33rd Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Regiment, A Company | ||
| Date | 31 December 1917 | ||
| Transport | Athenic | ||
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 27 March 1950 | Age | 59 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Arthur Herbert Ennis was the son of Abraham George and Faith Angelina (née Webster) Ennis. He was educated at Timaru Main School. his brother Bertie also served in World War I. Private Ennis arrived home to Timaru by the Oxfordshire in early 1919.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [06 July 2019]; School Admission record (South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [07 July 2019]; Timaru Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [07 July 2019; Sun, 29 January 1919 (Papers Past) [06 July 2019]
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