Jesse EDGAR

Regimental number6/3308
AddressChristchurch
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinBrother, W Edgar, Clifton Estate, Balclutha
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 8th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on 13 November 1915
Final rankCorporal
Final unit1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 27 April 1918
Age at death from cemetery records31
Place of burialBagneux British Cemetery (Plot I, Row D, Grave No 16), Gezaincourt, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Mrs M. Edgar, Islandmore, Portrush, Co Antrim, Ireland
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

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