Edmond Mark POWER

Regimental number30001
Date of birth28 March 1891
Place of birthDenniston
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Height5' 6.5"
Weight136 lbs
Next of kinFather, Edmond Power, 36 Russell Street, Westport
Previous military serviceServed in No 8 Company, Garrison Artillery, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date29 June 1916
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 18th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on 16 October 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 3), Tyne Cot Cemetery, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Edmond and Mary Power, Hauraki Street, Birkenhead, Auckland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 29 December 1916, and marched into Sling Camp.

Proceeded overseas to France, 11 February 1917; joined 2nd Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, in the field, 3 June 1917, and posted to 14th Company.

Detached to 2nd NZ Light Trench Mortar Battery, 19 June 1917; rejoined Bn, 19 June 1917.

Killed in action, 12 October 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 43, p. 14
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20802525

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