Sergeant

Edward Albert Dustow

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of the late John and Margaret Dustow, of Fitzroy, New Plymouth.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES
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My father told me Sergeant E A Dustow was killed during an advance on German positions by a shell. His body was covered by the earth and not recovered. Attached is a photograph and his Certificate of... Read More

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Casualty

Service Number: 
12156
Name:
Edward Albert Dustow
Rank: 
Sergeant
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs M. Dustow (mother), Bell Block, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farm labourer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Auckland Regiment, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action at Bapaume
Date of Death:
24 August 1918
Age at Death: 
23
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
06 May 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 52
HMNZT 53
Vessel:
Mokoia or Navua
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
France
Edward Albert Dustow
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