Lieut E.M. Burnard NZEF

2nd Lieut. E.M. Burnard NZEF
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BURNARD
2nd Lieutenant Eric Mountjoy

D Coy. 14 Platoon Lance Sergeant No. 6/1085, 13th (North Canterbury & Westland) Coy., Canterbury Battalion, NZEF

Born 13th July 1892 in Dunedin, New Zealand
Educated: Otago Boys' High School (1906 - 09), NZ
Single; Law Clerk, of Hall Street, Hokitika, New Zealand
Next of Kin: Father; Thomas James Burnard. Mother; Sarah Burnard, of Dunedin, New Zealand

Photos of Lieutenant Burnard are known to exist in the following locations:
Canterbury Times 19 May 1915. Christchurch Weekly Press 26 May 1915 p29. Auckland Weekly News 27 May 1915 p38


Died Of Wounds
10th May1915
at Cape Helles
Aged 21





13th (Canterbury & North Westland) Company, Canterbury Battalion NZEF

Kia Pono Tonu
(Ever Faithful)


Grave:

Lancashire Landing cemetery



Notes:


NOK also listed as: Brother; Leonard Thomas Burnard, solicitor, Gisborne, NZ.

Casualty List: Died of Wounds. (New Zealand Herald 15 May 1915 p8 & Canterbury Times 19 May 1915 p32 & Auckland Weekly News 20 May 1915 p20). (Auckland Weekly News 20 May 1915 p22).

Student no. 3425. (Otago Boys' High School Old Boys' Register p92).

Promoted from sergeant, 5th May 1915, in place of Lieut. W.G. Skelton, reported missing. (NZ Gazette 5 Aug 1915).
At time of enlistment was employed by A.D.D. Crawford, Solicitor, Hokitika.

A letter from Lieutenant N.F. Shepherd to Mr Hugh Scott, Hokitika, NZ, dated May 4 1915 (?) states: 'Poor Eric got his commission on Friday, much to the delight of himself, and myself, and on Saturday he was killed, or rather died from his wounds. He was carried down to the beach by some men, including Nyville Rutherford, who told me about him. He was wounded in the back and stomach and died from the latter. He was very brave about it and was conscious right up to when Nyville left. He died before going on to the ship. I went down this morning and saw where he is buried. His name is on the cross.' (Canterbury Times 21 July 1915 p32).


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