Edward Carr Jaspers

Corporal

Conflict:

WW2

Additional Information:

Son of Percival Jaspers and of Margaret Jaspers (nee Murray), of Waipawa, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.

References:

CWGC

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

"CORPORAL E. C. JASPERS Officially reported as accidentally killed while serving with the Expeditionary Force in the Middle East, Corporal Edward Carr Jaspers was the son of Mr P. Jaspers, of Nelson. and formerly of Paeroa. After serving his apprenticeship in the electrical trade at Paeroa. Corporal Jaspers joined the staff of the Te Awamutu Electric Power Board, where he was employed when he enlisted in the first echelon."

[Waikato Times, Volume 129, Issue 21589, 27 November 1941, Page 4]

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Casualty

Service Number:

3672

Name:

Edward Carr Jaspers

Rank:

Corporal

Date of Birth:

12 November 1915

Place of Birth:

Waipawa, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand

Next of Kin:

Mr Jaspers (father), "Bellwood", Tahunanui, Nelson, New Zealand

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Enlistment Address:

"Bellwood", Tahunanui, Nelson, New Zealand

Occupation on Enlistment:

Electrician

Unit:

New Zealand Army Service Corps

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Accidental death

Date of Death:

15 November 1941

Day of Death:

Saturday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:

Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF), 1st Echelon

Embarkation Place:

Wellington, New Zealand

Embarkment Date:

01 December 1939

Vessel:

Sobieski

Destination:

Middle East

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

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Halfaya Sollum War Cemetery

Cemetery Reference:

16. G. 9.

Cemetery Location:

Egypt