Edward Theodore SCHMIDT

Regimental number39450
OccupationMechanic
Next of kinMother, Mrs C R Schmidt, 53 Queen Street, Westport
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 unitNo 3 (North Canterbury & Westland) Company, 3rd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 28 December 1917
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialButtes New British Cemetery (Special Memorial XII. AA. 4), Polygon Wood, nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John Gottfried and Catherine Rose Schmidt, 104 Russell Street, Westport
Other details

War service: Western Front

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

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