John EDEN

Regimental number29754
Date of birth10 June 1886
Place of birthOutwood, Yorkshire, England
ReligionWesleyan
OccupationEngineer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Height5' 9"
Weight157 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs M Throp, 35 Maitland Street, Dunedin
Previous military serviceServed in B Company, Coastal Defence; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date29 June 1916
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 18th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on 16 October 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unitD Company, 2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 3), nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Miranda Throp (formerly Eden), 276 Castle Street, Dunedin
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 29 December 1916, and marched into Sling Camp.

Proceeded overseas to France, 1 February 1917; joined 2nd Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, in the field, 25 May 1917, and posted to 4th Company.

Killed in action, 12 October 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 43, p. 13
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21000019