Edward Albert RICKMAN

Regimental number7/112
AddressWaimate
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinMother, Mrs Sarah M Rickman, Havelock Street, Ashburton
Rank on embarkationLance Corporal
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Canterbury Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Lyttelton on 16 October 1914
The Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment, Main Body, embarked on board two ships, HMNZT 4 'Tahiti' and HMNZT 11 'Athenic'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankTrooper
Final unitCanterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateKilled in Action 20 August 1915
Place of burial7th Field Ambulance Cemetery (Plot IV, Row A, Grave No 8), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Mrs S.M. Rickman, Havelock Street, Ashburton
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Mounted Rifles/Main Body