Edward STEPHENS

Regimental number11/1973
Place of birthReefton, Greymouth
Address52 Adelaide Street, Petone
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinMother, Mrs Kate Bowater, 52 Adelaide Street, Petone, Wellington
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 8th Reinforcements, Wellington Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Tofua on 13 November 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 15 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsCaterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Kate Bowater (formerly Stephens), Bolton Street, Petone, Wellington
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

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

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