Edgar Ralph RUDKIN

Regimental number70651
OccupationBank clerk
Next of kinSister, Miss A M Rudkin, Nurse's Home, Hospital, Wellington
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 35th Reinforcements, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 101 Tofua on 2 March 1918
Final rankPrivate
Final unit4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateDied of wounds 13 September 1918
Place of burialEuston Road Cemetery (Plot II, Row F, Grave No 6), Colincamps, France
Miscellaneous information from
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Commemorated on memorial plaque, Bank of New Zealand, BNZ Arcade, Wellington. Text reads: 'In Memoriam: The names inscribed upon this tablet are those of officers of the Bank of New Zealand who laid down their lives in the Great War AD 1914-1919 waged against the nations of central Europe - Germany, Austria, Turkey and Bulgaria - who sought by force of arms to obtain world-wide dominion. In honour of their patriotism and valour. In admiration of their sacrifice. And in grateful perpetuation of their glorious and ennobling memory this monument is reverently dedicated. Their Name Liveth for Evermore.'
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Rolls Vol. 4: Roll 80, p. 8

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