Edgar Otway HEAPS

Regimental number10/4046
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinFather, Wilson Heaps, Trafalgar Street, South Nelson
Rank on embarkationCorporal
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 11th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 1 April 1916
The Infantry component of the 11th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships ('Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. The Nominal Roll gives the date of departure as 1 April 1916; harbour records indicate that the actual date of embarkation was 2 April 1916.
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 28, p. 7