Sergeant Major 6183 Joseph Ernest PARTRIDGE

Sergeant Major 6183 Joseph Ernest Partridge{gallery}Sgt Maj J E Partridge{/gallery}4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment
Posted as an Instructor to the 5th North Auckland Regiment, NZ Expeditionary Force on 29 Apr 1911
Died of wounds from a sniper’s bullet on HMT Dongola, Gallipoli, 6th May 1915, aged 31

• Buried: Lone Pine Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey. Panel 101 to 113
  
• Awarded South Africa and Egyptian Campaign, 1914 Star, British War and Victory Medals
• Son of Edward Vernon and Shary Catherine Partridge
  
• Husband of Eva Margery [nee Miles of Falcon Hotel, Dover]. Married 3 Aug 1912 at Whangarei, New Zealand
  
• NNWFHS Memorial: Atherstone

Links to Relevant Information

• CWGC Page for Sgt Major Partridge
• NNWFHS Atherstone War Memorial Page
• Lone Pine Cemetery/Memorial
• Worcestershire Regiment
• New Zealand Expeditionary Force
• Auckland War Memorial Museum
• New Zealand War Graves Project

Military, Census and Family History Information

• Born 15 Apr 1884 at Atherstone. Baptised 6 Jul 1884
  
• Stationed at Dover Castle [1911]
• Employed as a regular soldier [1911]
• Posted to New Zealand [1912]
  
• Enlisted 16 Apr 1899 at age 16 (having lied about his age)