FALCONER, Ernest Gordon
(Service number 10/1062)
| First Rank | Sergeant | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 03/07/1893 | Place of Birth | Glenavy, Waimate, Canterbury |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | 35 Maitland Street, Dunedin | ||
| Occupation | Civil Servant | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs C. FALCONER, Lawrence | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | Main Body | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Wellington Infantry Battalion | ||
| Date | 16 October 1914 | ||
| Transport | Limerick or arawa | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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Military Awards
| Campaigns | Gallipoli | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | Age | ||
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| Place of Death | Dunedin | ||
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Biographical Notes
Youngest son of James & Catherine (nee COURTNEY) FALCONER. Brother James Courtney FALCONER was killed in action in 1917. educated at Bald Hill Flat School, Otago (south of Alexandra), Alexandra Public School, Temuka School & Lawrence District High School.in 1908-09 he was successful in the Civil Service Examination. Married Myra LANSLEY in 1921; 2 sons, 2 daughters. In the trenches since the first landing at Gallipoli. Until he was wounded in September 1915. he had liked the soldier's life & had enjoyed good health.
Sources
Cenotaph Database [28 March 2014]; NZ BDM Indexes (DiA) [28 March 2014]; New Zealand Herald, 13 September 1915, Otago Daily Times, 14 September 1915 (Papers Past) [29 March 2014].
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