Edward LACEY

Regimental number52844
OccupationFarm labourer
Next of kinBrother, Ernest Lacey, c/o Thomas Geary, Manutahi, Taranaki
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, H Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 88 Athenic on 16 July 1917
Final rankRifleman
Final unit2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 13 April 1918
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsMessines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George & Elizabeth Lacey, Meadow Lane, Loughborough, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 68, p. 11