Arthur Edwin WARD

Regimental number12/2148
Date of birth28 January 1887
Place of birthAuckland
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationMotor driver
AddressGrove Road, Edendale
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Height5' 9"
Weight154 lbs
Next of kinFather, Edgar Ward, Henderson, Auckland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date11 January 1915
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 21 Willochra on 17 April 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unitAuckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 11), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Edgar W. Ward, 27 Park Avenue, Auckland, and the late Jane Ward
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Joined Bn at Gallipoli, 8 June 1915.

Killed in action, 8 August 1915.

War service: 210 days (of which 114 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Fourth
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880, File 22015767