Edward Llewellyn HAROLD

Regimental number12/370
Date of birth14 May 1891
Place of birthTapu
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationCarpenter
AddressThames
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23.3
Height5' 7.75"
Weight142 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Annie Harold, Mackey Street, Thames
Previous military serviceServed for 6 years in No 1 Rifles Thames; unit disbanded; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date14 August 1914
Place of enlistmentPaeroa
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Auckland Infantry Battalion, Headquarters
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unitAuckland Infantry Regiment
FateDied of disease 15 June 1915
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialChatby Military and War Memorial Cemetery (Row E, Grave No 132), Alexandria, Egypt
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Peter and Annie Harold, Thames
Other details

War service: Egypt

Admitted to Deaconess Hospital, 8 June 1915.

Died of smallpox, Deaconess Hospital, Alexandria, 15 June 1915.

War service: 306 days (of which 266 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: HQ Auckland Inf Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 16791783

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