Edward Henry LAW

Regimental number11/73
Date of birth16 December 1889
Place of birthBlenheim
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationContracting
AddressTokomaru
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Height5' 9.5"
Weight160 lbs
Next of kinFather, Edward Law, Shannon
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date15 August 1914
Place of enlistmentPalmerston North
Rank on embarkationLance Corporal
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Members of the Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment in the Main Body left New Zealand on board three ships ('Arawa', 'Orari', and 'Tahiti'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankCorporal
Final unitWellington Mounted Rifles
FateKilled in Action 9 August 1915
Place of death or woundingGallipoli, Turkey
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel 5), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mr & Mrs Edward Law, Thornton, Whakatane, Bay of Plenty
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

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

Promoted Corporal, Anzac Cove, 28 July 1915.

Killed in action, 9 August 1915.

War service: 360 days (of which 321 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Mounted Rifles/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 188, File 10920762