Trooper

Edward Guise Brittan

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Francis Henry and Florence Laura Brittan, of 59, River Rd., Avonside, Christchurch. Born at Canterbury.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
Relatives Who Are Also Casualties:
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
7/495
Name:
Edward Guise Brittan
Rank: 
Trooper
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
F.H. Brittan, Avonside, Christchurch, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Mount Parnassus, North Canterbury, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade, Canterbury Mounted Rifles

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
28 August 1915
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
24
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Main Body
Embarkation Place:
Lyttelton, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 October 1914
Transport:

HMNZT 4
HMNZT 11
Vessel:
Tahiti or Athenic
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
Turkey
Edward Guise Brittan
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