Edward William BACHELOR

Regimental number32426
OccupationBuilder
Next of kinWife, Mrs Amy Ross Bachelor, Devauchelle Bay, Canterbury
Rank on embarkationLance Corporal
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 19th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 15 November 1916
Members of the Canterbury Infantry Regiment, 19th Reinforcements, left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Manganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unitC Company, 1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
Age at death from cemetery records33
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsMessines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Henry and Anne Bachelor; Wife: Amy Ross Bachelor, Silver Service Square, Christchurch
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 45, p. 10

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