Edwin CHRISTIANSEN

Regimental number24/385
AddressTipapakuku
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinMother, Mrs L Christiansen, Tipapakuku, Dannevirke
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Tahiti on 10 October 1915
Final rankRifleman
Final unitB Company, 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 15 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsCaterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, Somme, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Mrs Lydia Salter Christiansen, Tipapakuku, Dannevirke, Hawke's Bay
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: B Company/2nd NZRB