Edward Lancelot BELTON

Regimental number22930
Date of birth20 March 1893
Place of birthBrookside, Canterbury
ReligionMethodist
OccupationLabourer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Height5' 6"
Weight150 lbs
Next of kinBrother, W G Belton, Ngutuwera, Wanganui
Previous military serviceServed in D Company, 11th Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date10 January 1916
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Rifle Brigade, 4th Reinforcements to 3rd Battalion, G Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 27 May 1916
Final rankRifleman
Final unitA Company, 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
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 No 7), Zonnebeke, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records		Parents: William and Elizabeth Ann Belton. Native of Brookside, Canterbury
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 31 May 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 26 July 1916, and marched into Sling Camp.

Proceeded overseas to France, 5 September 1916; joined 2nd Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 3 October 1916, and posted to A Company.

On leave to United Kingdom, 1 September 1917; rejoined unit from leave, 14 September 1917.

Reported missing, 12 October 1917.

Now, 27 October 1917, reported 'Killed in action, 12 October 1917.'

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 33, p. 32
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22274546