EATHORNE, Albert
(Service number 6/1521)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Corporal |
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Birth
| Date | 4 May 1890 | Place of Birth | Waimate |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 16 January 1915 | Age | 24 |
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| Address at Enlistment | Waimate | ||
| Occupation | Plasterer | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | John Eathorne (father), Augustine St, Waimate | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 3rd Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Infantry Btn | ||
| Date | 14 February 1915 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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Military Awards
| Campaigns | Egypt, Balkans (Gallipoli) | ||
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| Service Medals | 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal | ||
Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 2 December 1966 | Age | 76 |
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| Place of Death | Waimate | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Waimate Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Son of John and Clara Eathorne.
Served at Gallipoli for four months. Sent home on 29 November 2015 with typhoid, enteric dysentery, and VDH
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database (January 2015); NZ Births, Deaths, and Marirages at https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/Home/; Archives New Zealand
External Links
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Researched and Written by
Liz Shea, SC branch NZSG; Carol Bell, SC branch NZSG
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