Edwin LAURENSEN

Regimental number12418
Date of birth19 November 1874
Place of birthDunedin
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
Marital statusMarried
Height5' 8"
Weight143 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs K. Laurensen, Carterton
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date17 January 1916
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 6th Reinforcements to 2nd Battalion, F Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 6 May 1916
The 6th Reinforcements to 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, F Company, left New Zealand on board two ships (HMNZT 52 'Mokoia' and HMNZT 53 'Navua'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 19 October 1916
Place of burialCite Bonjean Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row A, Grave No 7), Armentieres, France
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 6 May 1916; disembarked Suez, 22 June 1916.

Embarked Alexandria, 26 July 1916; disembarked Southampton, England, 7 August 1916, andmarched in to Sling Camp.

Proceeded overseas to France, 28 August 1916; joined 2nd Bn, Auckland Infantry Regiment, in the field, 20 September 1916.

Wounded in action, 27 September 1916 (shrapnel wound, leg), admitted to XV Corps Clearing Station, and transferred same day to XV Corps Rest Station; rejoined unit, 4 October 1916.

Killed in action, 19 October 1916.
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 31, p. 17
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805