Private

Edward Allan Brightwell

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Edward Penrose Brightwell and Ivy May Brightwell, of Artarmon, New South Wales, Australia.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
7885
Name:
Edward Allan Brightwell
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mr E.P. Brightwell (father), 102 Hampton Road, Artarinon, New South Wales, Australia
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
C/o Brightwell Brothers, Otorohanga, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Labourer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Infantry, 27 (Machine Gun) Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Not known
Date of Death:
13 April 1945
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
29
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF), 1st Echelon
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
05 January 1940
Destination:
Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
VIII. G. 3.
Cemetery Location: 
Netherlands
Edward Allan Brightwell
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