Edward George ARTHUR

Regimental number8/2527
Address19 Carlyle Street, Northeast Valley, Dunedin
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinMother, Mrs E Arthur, 19 Carlyle Street, Northeast Valley, Dunedin
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 6th Reinforcement, Otago Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on 14 August 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unitOtago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 27 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsCaterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Ellen Arthur, 12 Carlyle Street, North East Valley, Dunedin, and the late Edward Arthur. Native of Cromwell, Dunedin
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Sixth