Edward Bennett ATTWOOD

Regimental number10/179
Date of birth2 April 1889
Place of birthPort Elizabeth, South Africa
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMercer
AddressHigh Street, Carterton
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25.8
Height5' 10"
Weight118 lbs
Next of kinMrs F A Attwood, Falmouth, Cornwall, England
Previous military serviceServed for 2 years in College Cadets, Grahamstown, South Africa; resigned on leaving school; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date12 August 1914
Place of enlistmentMasterton
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel 19), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Frederick Albert and Rachel Attwood, 'Evendale', Melville Road, Falmouth, England
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 12 April 1915.

Reported missing, 8 August 1915.

Board of Enquiry, held at Moascar Camp, Ismailia, 16 January 1916, concluded: 'Now believed to be dead'.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22275034