Regimental number | 33318 |
Occupation | Cook |
Next of kin | Sister, Mrs Ann Robinson, Stratford |
Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, J Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 82 Pakeha on |
Final rank | Rifleman |
Final unit | 1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 48 |
Place of burial | Strand Military Cemetery (Plot V, Row D, Grave No 8), nr Ieper, Belgium |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Sarah Edgecombe, Stratford, Taranaki. Native of New Plymouth |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 52, p. 35 |
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