Edwin Frank DANIEL

Regimental number7/37
Date of birth20 March 1891
Place of birthPapanui, Christchurch
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFarm assistant
AddressKingsdown, Timaru
Marital statusSingle
Height5' 8.5"
Weight144 lbs
Next of kinEdwin Herbert Daniel, Kingsdown, Timaru
Previous military serviceAt time of enlistment was serving in Reserve, 8th Mounted Rifles (but reported 'nil' previous military service).
Enlistment date12 August 1914
Place of enlistmentTimaru
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Canterbury Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Lyttelton on 16 October 1914
The Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment, Main Body, embarked on board two ships, HMNZT 4 'Tahiti' and HMNZT 11 'Athenic'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankTrooper
Final unitCanterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateKilled in Action 22 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsHill 60 (New Zealand) Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Edwin Herbert and Helen Daniel, Kingsdown, Timaru
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Posted to 8th Company, Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment, Gallipoli, 16 August 1915.

Killed in action, 22 August 1915.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Mounted Rifles/Main Body
Age at death
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20995186

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