Edward PAVELKA

Regimental number33761
OccupationFarm labourer
Next of kinFather, F. Pavelka, Tawera, West Oxford, North Canterbury
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 21st Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Ulimaroa on 19 January 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit3rd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 20 June 1917
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialNieppe Communal Cemetery (Plot II, Row A, Grave No 8), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Fred and Rosa Pavelka
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 52, p. 13