Edward Alfred BADBY

Regimental number27746
Date of birth4 March 1891
Place of birthNorthamptonshire, England
OccupationDriver
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Height5' 3"
Next of kinMother, Mrs J Badby, Bowbury Road, Brackley, Northamptonshire, England
Previous military serviceServed for 5 years in the 9th Wellington Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date11 June 1916
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 8th Reinforcements to 3rd Battalion, G Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 65 Pakeha on 23 September 1916
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 1 April 1918
Discharge date29 October 1918
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to New Zealand on board HT 'Athenic', 1 April 1918; discharged (no longer fit for War Service on account of wounds received in action), 29 October 1918.

War service: 2 years 141 days (of which 1 year 236 days was abroad)

Also served in World War II: Service No N18758, Citizen Military Forces, Australia.
Miscellaneous detailsDate of birth on WWII File listed as 24 June 1885.
Date of death22 January 1944
Age at death52
Place of burialWar Cemetery, Rookwood Cemetery, Sydney, New South Wales
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 41, p. 34