Edwin Herbert HONNOR

Regimental number10/831
Date of birth23 June 1894
Place of birthHastings
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationTailor
AddressHastings
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Height5' 5"
Weight133 lbs
Next of kinFather, Thomas Honnor, Southland Road, Hastings
Previous military service'B' Company, 9th (Hawke's Bay) Regiment
Enlistment date14 August 1914
Place of enlistmentHastings
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 16 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsCaterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Nellie Honnor, Karamu Rd., Hastings, Hawke's Bay
Family/military connectionsBrother: 23/2005 Reginald George HONNOR
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 3 December 1914.

Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915.

Evacuated to hospital, 5 August 1915 (diarrhoea); admitted to NZ General Hospital, Mena, 20 August 1915; transferred to Australia and New Zealand Base Depot, Mustapha, 8 September 1915; to Convalescent Depot, Mustapha, 20 September 1915; to No.2 Southern General Hospital, Bristol, England, 15 October 1915; marched into NZ Base Depot, Grey Towers, 18 March 1916.

Found guilty, Grey Towers, 28 March 1916, of being absent from 0930 hours Church Parade, 26 March 1916: awarded 1 day confined to barracks.

Rejoined 1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment, in the field, France, 8 June 1916.

Killed in action, 16 September 1916.

Total war service: 2 years 34 days (of which 1 year 360 days were abroad).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 1809454