Edward James TAVENDALE

Regimental number26/641
Place of birthCanterbury
OccupationLabourer
Next of kinFather, Charles Tavendale, Clarkville, Kaiapoi
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 4th Battalion, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Ulimaroa on 6 February 1916
Final rankSapper
Final unitNew Zealand Engineers
FateDied of disease 7 January 1919
Age at death from cemetery records33
Place of burialAt sea
Commemoration detailsOtago Provincial Memorial, Dunedin
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charlotte Tavendale, Willock Street, Kaiapoi, Canterbury, and the late Charles Tavendale
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Died en route to New Zealand.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 24, p. 31