Edward WARD

Regimental number13490
Date of birth12 October 1884
Place of birthWanganui
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
Height5' 8.5"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs H Ward, Fordell, Wanganui
Enlistment date5 February 1916
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 13th Reinforcements, J Company (Unattached)
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 27 May 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateDied of disease 2 November 1916
Age at death from cemetery records32
Place of burialBailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Nord) (Plot III, Row A, Grave No 238), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Mrs P.E. Ward, Fordell, Wanganui
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 29 May 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 27 July 1916; marched in to Sling Camp, 28 July 1917.

Proceeded overseas to France, 20 August 1916; marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples, 21 July 1916.

Joined 2nd Bn, Wellington Infantry Regiment, in the field, 1 September 1916.

Admitted to No 1 Canadian Clearing Station, 28 October 1916 (influenza).

Died, No 1 Canadian Clearing Station, 2 November 1916 (pleuro pneumonia).

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 33, p. 17
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22015792

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