Regimental number | 8/195 |
Address | Seaward Downs, Southland |
Marital status | Single |
Next of kin | Father, James Edwards, 33 Chambers Street, North East Valley, Dunedin |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
Members of the Otago Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left Wellington on 16 October 1914 on two ships, HMNZT 9 'Hawke's Bay' and HMNZT 5 'Ruapehu'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | Otago Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Died of disease |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | New Monkland Cemetery (Row VIII, Grave No 26), Airdrie, Scotland |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Father: Mr J.C. Edwards, 7 Capreta Street, Melrose, Wellington |
Other details |
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body |