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Facts and Events
Ernest came to NZ in 1912 to work on the Brinsdon farm and went to the Great Warfrom there. After the War (after 1918) he married in England and settled there.
Ernest Painter Ellens nephew
Surname PAINTER
Given Name Ernest John
Category Nominal Roll Vol. 2
Regimental Number 11336
Rank Private
Next of Kin Title Mrs J
Next of Kin Surname PAINTER
Next of Kin RelationshipMother
Next of Kin Address Keepers Cottage The Brook Lydiard Tregoze Wiltshire
England
Roll Roll 30
Page Page 13
Occupation Farm Labourer
Ernest John Painter, born November 14, 1882 in Lydiard Tregoze,Wiltshire, England;died May 23, 1945 in Wiltshire,England
Notes for Ernest John Painter:
Army service.
108 days in New Zealand.
2 years 276 days overseas.
3 years19 days total service.
Enlisted 4/1/1916
Started 13/1/1916
Discharged 31/1/1919
Won British War Medal and the Victory Medal.
Ernest John farmed at South Leaze Farm 2 and a half miles out of Swindon from 1921.
Ernest John apparently wanted to marry Alice in 1910-11 but his father forbad it for family reasons. So Ernest bought his passage steerage for ten pound on the same ship ashis Uncle Edward Rutty Brinsdon was returning to New Zealand after a visit home.Edward traveled second class, so they only met a couple of times on the 6-7 week voyage. Ernest went to work for Edward on his dairy farm Duncrieff; he had tomilk cows then deliver the milk round Dunedin 7 days a week.
During 1915 Ernest went on holiday to Queenstown and went on the TSS Earnslaw to Walter Peak. Healso went to Mount Cook. Then in about 1915-16 he began writing letters to Alice again as her FiancÃ♭ had been killed in France. He joined to New Zealand Expeditionary Force in 1916. In 1917 he got his first leave and went back to Wiltshire to see his parents and of course Alice. They married in January 1919.
He got his discharge in London and they were married in Gloucester.
More About Ernest John Painter:
Eye Colour: Hazel (Source: Army records.)
Hair: Fair
Height (Facts Pg): January 04, 1916, 5ft 3 1/2 ins. (Source: Army records.)
Occupation: 1921, Farmer (Source: Ron Painter.)
Religion: Church of England (Source: Army records.)
Weight (Facts Pg): January 04, 1916, 150lb (Source: Army records.)
BIOGRAPHY: Passenger lists leaving UK 1890-1960
Name: Mr E JPAINTER
Date of departure: 13 September 1911
Port of departure: Plymouth
Destination port: Wellington
Destination country: New Zealand
Age:
Marital Status: Single
Sex: Male
Occupation: Farmer
Notes:
Ship: TURAKINA
Official Number: 114620
Master`s name: T S Weston
Steamship Line: New Zealand Shipping Co Ltd
Where bound: New Zealand, New Zealand
Square feet: 7191
Registered tonnage: 5381
Passengers on voyage: 36
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