Edward George Albert LLOYD

Regimental number34100
Date of birth8 June 1893
Place of birthPalmerston North
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23.3
Height5' 3.5"
Weight112 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Mary Lloyd, Gordon Road, Hastings
Previous military serviceServed in 9th (Hawke's Bay) Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. Previously rejected for enlistment on account of chest measurement.
Enlistment date19 September 1916
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 21st Reinforcements, F Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Waitemata on 19 January 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit3rd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 3), Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Mary Ann Lloyd, Pakipaki, Hawke's Bay, Napier. Native of Hastings, Hawke's Bay
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 19 January 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 28 March 1917, and marched into Sling Camp.

Proceeded overseas to France, 28 May 1917; joined 3rd Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, in the field, 8 October 1917.

Killed in action, Belgium, 12 October 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 52, p. 21
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 10920064

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