Albert Edward LOWTHER

Regimental number12/2019
Date of birth5 September 1888
Place of birthCambridge
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarrier
Age at embarkation38
Height5' 7.5"
Weight168 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs M J Lowther, c/o Post Office, Cambridge
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 28th Reinforcements (First Draft), E Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 89 Waitemata on 14 July 1917
Final rankRifleman
Final unit2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 2 April 1918
Age at death from cemetery records40
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsGrevillers (New Zealand) Memorial, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mary Jane Lowther, of Papatoetoe, Auckland, and the late Edward Lowther
Other details

Ex 4th Reinforcements.

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Joined 3rd Bn, Auckland Infantry Regiment, in the field, France, 9 November 1917.

Reported wounded and missing, believed to be prisoner of war, 2 April 1918.

Court of Enquiry, 8 November 1918, concluded: 'Killed in action, 2 April 1918'.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsSee other entry for first period of service.
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 69, p. 10
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880, File 10920880

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