Edwin Charles LOPER

Regimental number23/489
AddressCoronation Road, Waimate
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinMother, Mrs J Loper, Coronation Road, Waimate
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 10 October 1915
Final rankRifleman
Final unit1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateDied of wounds 17 July 1916
Age at death from cemetery records31
Place of burialBailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Nord) (Plot II, Row E, Grave No 15), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Annie Loper, 30 Coronation Street, Waimate, South Canterbury
Family/military connectionsBrother: 6/1609 William Joseph LOPER
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: B Company/1st NZRB

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