Edgar Lewis ACKERS

Regimental number26/655
OccupationBushman
Next of kinFather, O Ackers, Tuatapere PO, Waiau, Southland
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 4th Battalion, C Company,
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Ulimaroa on 6 February 1916
Final rankRifleman
Final unit4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 15 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsCaterpillar Valley (New Zealand Memorial), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Oliver and Rebecca Jane Ackers, Tuatapere, Southland
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 24, p. 26

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