Edward Wiscell BLOOR

Regimental number10/21
Date of birth5 May 1892
Place of birthWoodville
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBacon factory hand
AddressWoodville
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22.4
Height5' 11"
Weight164 lbs
Next of kinE Bloor, Piripiro, Dannevirke
Previous military serviceServed for 1 year in the Woodville Volunteers; serving in A Company, 17th Regiment, Territorial Force, at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date13 August 1914
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Battalion
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 9 June 1915
Discharge date2 March 1916
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Commenced return to New Zealand on board HT 'Willochra', 9 June 1915; discharged (medically unfit: gun shot wound, left thigh), 2 March 1916.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22276926