Private

Edward James Colbourne

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Robert James and Emily Florence Colbourne, of 7, Clarendon Crescent, Leamington Spa, England. Born at Leamington Spa.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
12/1594
Name:
Edward James Colbourne
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
R.J. Colbourne (father), 7 Clarendon Crescent, Leamington, Warwickshire, England
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Care of J. J. Campbell, Walton, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Auckland Regiment, 16 Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
08 May 1915
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
23
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
3rd Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
14 February 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 17
HMNZT 18
HMNZT 19
Vessel:
Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Sp. Mem. B. 59.
Cemetery Location: 
Turkey
Edward James Colbourne
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