Edmund William HALFORD

Regimental number36832
Date of birth19 April 1884
Place of birthDunedin
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationMinister
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation32
Height5' 3"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinSister, Mrs J N Collins, Kaikoura
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date22 September 1916
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationSergeant
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 24th Reinforcements (1st Draft), Otago Infantry Regiment, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 81 Devon on 5 April 1917
Final rankCorporal
Final unit2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 3), Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated in Knox Church, Dunedin. Brother: Mr E.J. Halford, 52 Stout Street, Gisborne
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 5 April 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 11 June 1917, and marched into Sling Camp, and reverted to Temporary Corporal.

Confirmed in the rank of Corporal on passing exam, 9 July 1917.

Proceeded overseas to France, 23 July 1917; joined 2nd Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, in the field, 14 September 1917, and posted to 4th Company.

Killed in action, 12 October 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 59, p. 10
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 16790147

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