Edward James JEFFERY

Regimental number12/2342
AddressOpotiki, Bay of Plenty
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, Robert Jeffery, Opotiki, Bay of Plenty
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 5th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Maunganui on 13 June 1915
The 5th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, left New Zealand on board three ships, HMNZT 24 'Maunganui', HMNZT 25 'Tahiti', and HMNZT 26 'Aparima'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unitAuckland Infantry Regiment
FateDied of disease 12 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialCairo War Memorial Cemetery (Row D, Grave No 24), Egypt
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Robert and Margarett Jeffery
Other details

War service: Egypt

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Fifth

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