Edmund William OXENBRIDGE

Regimental number23/545
Addressc/o Edmund Oxenbridge, Queenstown
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, E Oxenbridge, Queenstown, Otago
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1st Battalion, 2nd Reinforcements, E Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 13 November 1915
Members of E Company left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 35 'Willochra' and HMNZT 36 'Tofua'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankSergeant
Final unit1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Mention in Despatches


'This N.C.O has at all times shown the greatest coolness and devotion to duty, thereby setting a splendid example to those under him. Particularly when in charge of a Strong Point in front of Ploegsteert Wood in June 1917, under very heavy shellfire, his personal disregard of danger inspired all ranks with the greatest confidence.'
Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', 28 December 1917.

FateDied of wounds 14 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialNine Elms British Cemetery (Plot V, Row B, Grave No 18), Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Edmund and Margaret Oxenbridge, Queenstown
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: E Company/2nd Rfts of 1st NZRB

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