Albert Edward LOWTHER

Regimental number12/2019
Date of birth5 September 1888
Place of birthCambridge
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarrier
AddressStation Road, Penrose, Auckland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation36
Height5' 7.5"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinFather, Edward Lowther, Mount Eden, Auckland
Enlistment date16 January 1915
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 21 Willochra on 17 April 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unitAuckland Infantry Battalion
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 8 April 1916
Age at death from cemetery records40
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsGrevillers (New Zealand) Memorial, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mary Jane Lowther, Papatoetoe, Auckland, and the late Edward Lowther
Discharge date17 June 1916
Family/military connectionsBrother: 12/2020 William George LOWTHER
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Joined unit, Gallipoli, 8 June 1915.

Wounded in action, 8 August 1915 (bomb wound, left leg); admitted to Endell Street Military Hospital, London, 31 August 1915.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Southampton on board HS 'Dover', 8 April 1916; disembarked Alexandria, 18 April 1916; embarked Suez on board SS 'Tahiti', 5 May 1916; discharged, Auckland, 17 June 1916.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Fourth. See other entry for second period of service.
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880, File 10920880

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