John Henry EDWARDS

Regimental number10/1475
Date of birth19 June 1891
Place of birthLondon, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationShepherd
AddressCoswell Point, Mount Cameron
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23.6
Height5' 6"
Weight147 lbs
Next of kinSister, Mrs W Notley, 32 Trunbley's Road, Deptford, London, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date20 December 1914
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 3rd Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Tahiti on 14 February 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 20), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Frances Edwards
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Killed in action, 8 August 1915.

War service: 233 days (of which 176 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Third
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880, File 21000345