Private

Edward Franks

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Thomas A. and Margaret J. Franks, of 6, Lowe St., Avenal, Invercargill, New Zealand. Also served in Egypt.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
81373
Name:
Edward Franks
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Thomas A. Franks (father), Lowe Street, Invercargill, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Lowe Street, Avenal, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Otago Regiment, 8 Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
03 May 1915
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death: 
21
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Main Body
Embarkation Place:
Port Chalmers, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 October 1914
Transport:

HMNZT 5
HMNZT 9
Vessel:
Ruapehu or Hawkes Bay
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Sp. Mem. 28.
Cemetery Location: 
Turkey
Edward Franks
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