Lance Corporal

Edward Allan Oglethorpe

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Mr. W. A. and Mrs. E. J. Oglethorpe, of "Belgram,'' Allenheyes Rd., Salcombe, Devon, England. Native of Liverpool, England.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

Submitted by: Judith Armstrong
Relationship to casualty: Distant Cousin
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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
23036
Name:
Edward Allan Oglethorpe
Rank: 
Lance Corporal
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs J. Oglethorpe (mother), 26A Woeburn Hill, Stoney-croft, Liverpool, England
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Station hand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
3 New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade, 3 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
02 April 1917
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death: 
24
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

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

HMNZT 54
HMNZT 55
Vessel:
Willochra or Tofua
Destination:
Plymouth or Devonport, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
I. D. 27.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Edward Allan Oglethorpe
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