Alfred James Edwards

Second Lieutenant

Conflict:

WW2

Additional Information:

Son of Dr. A. F. C. Edwards and Mrs. Edwards, of Eastbourne, Sussex, England.

References:

CWGC

New Zealand Nominal Rolls (WW2)

NZ WAR GRAVES

[Source: AWMM, Reference: https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C23397]

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Casualty

Service Number:

20979

Name:

Alfred James Edwards

Rank:

Second Lieutenant

Date of Birth:

Not known

Date of Birth - Unverified:

19/11/1911

Place of Birth:

Amritsar, Punjab, India

Next of Kin:

Mrs S E Birdsall (sister), Fairview Cottage, Walkern, Herts., United Kingdom

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Locality on Enlistment:

c/o Mr G Gale. Putaruru Rural Delivery

Place of Enlistment:

Morrinsville, New Zealand

Marital Status:

Single

Occupation on Enlistment:

Labourer

Unit:

New Zealand Artillery, 6 Field Regiment

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Killed in action

Date of Death:

01 December 1941

Day of Death:

Monday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Knightsbridge War Cemetery, Acroma

Cemetery Reference:

6. E. 14.

Cemetery Location:

Libya