Edward James SPOONER

Regimental number10/2396
AddressGPO, Wellington
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinSister, Miss A Spooner, Alliance Assurance Company Limited, 135 Hereford Street, Christchurch
Rank on embarkationLance Corporal
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameSamoan Advance Party, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 15 August 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 23), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Brother: Gerard E. Spooner, Wairoa
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Samoan Adv & Fifth