George Frederick EDWARDS

Regimental number8/4446
OccupationMessenger
Next of kinFather, James Edwards, 21 Federal Street, Auckland
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 11th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 1 April 1916
The Infantry component of the 11th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships (HMNZT 49 'Maunganui' and HMNZT 50 'Tahiti'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. The Nominal Roll gives the date of departure as 1 April 1916; harbour records indicate that the actual date of embarkation was 2 April 1916.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 17 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialBull Road Cemetery (Plot III, Row L, Grave No 6), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Elizabeth Mary Edwards, 21 Federal Street, Auckland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 28, p. 14