Edgar Joseph KEEFE

Regimental number7/857
Date of birth10 October 1888
Place of birthBarke's Pass, Canterbury
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationShepherd
AddressKimbell, Fairlie, South Canterbury
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Height5' 4.5"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinBrother, George Keefe, Kimbell, Fairlie, South Canterbury
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date13 December 1914
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 3rd Reinforcements, Canterbury Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 19 Apimara on 14 February 1915
Final rankTrooper
Final unitCanterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateKilled in Action 28 August 1915
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsHill 60 (New Zealand) Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Wellington, 14 February 1915; disembarked Suez, 26 March 1915.

Arrived at Gallipoli, 23 August 1915, and reported to 8th Company, Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment.

Reported missing, 28 August 1915.

Board of Enquiry, Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment Headquarters, Zeitoun, 16 January 1916, concluded: 'Killed in action, 28 August 1915'.

War service: 259 days (of which 196 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Mounted Rifles/Third
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 18055699

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