Edward WHITEHEAD

Regimental number10/548
Date of birth11 June 1887
Place of birthAshurst
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationDriver
Addressc/o Mrs A Whitehead, Pahiatua Street, Palmerston North
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Height5' 8"
Weight145 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs A Whitehead, Pahiatua Street, Palmerston North
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date14 August 1914
Place of enlistmentPalmerston North
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 4 May 1915
Other details

War service; Egypt.

Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 3 December 1914.

Commenced return to New Zealand, 4 May 1915 (venereal disease); disembarked New Zealand, 6 June 1915; discharged, 8 June 1915.

Total war service: 299 days (of which 259 days were abroad).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death26 March 1967, Auckland
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 122018718

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