Edward Walter THRUSH

Regimental number20457
OccupationFarm hand
Next of kinFather, G Thrush, Sackville Street, Fitzroy, New Plymouth
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 16th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 62 Mokoia on 21 August 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 June 1917
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsMessines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Isabella Thrush, 485 South Road, New Plymouth, Taranaki. Native of Waitara. Taranaki
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 38, p. 12

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