Edwin NORTH

Regimental number18841
Place of birthPreston, England
OccupationFramemaker
Next of kinWife, Mrs Mary North, Kingsland Avenue, Kingsland, Auckland
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 15th Reinforcements, 1st Draft, Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 59 Waitemata on 26 July 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 9 June 1917
Age at death from cemetery records29
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsMessines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Zonnebeke, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Lucy North 7 Chatham Street, Dominion Road, Auckland, and the late William North; Wife: Mary North, Astley Avenue, New Lynn, Auckland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 37, p. 6

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