Corporal

Edwin Bailey Doidge

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Edwin and Mary Doidge, of "Mount Eden," Olphert Avenue, Vancluse, Sydney, Australia. Born at Cootamundra, Australia.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
12/3298
Name:
Edwin Bailey Doidge
Rank: 
Corporal
Date of Birth:
Not known
Date of Birth - Unverified:
31/08/1890
Place of Birth:
Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia
Next of Kin: 
Mr F W Doidge (brother), C/- Auckland Star Office, Auckland
Religion:
Church of England
Date of Enlistment:
24 August 1915
Locality on Enlistment: 
Rangitoto View, Ponsonby Road, Auckland
Place of Enlistment: 
Trentham, Wellington, New Zealand
Marital Status:
Single
Occupation on Enlistment:
Reporter
Employer:
Auckland Weekly News
Unit:
NZEF, Auckland Regiment, 2 Battalion, 15 (North Auckland) Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
21 February 1917
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
26
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
8th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
13 November 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 35
HMNZT 36
Vessel:
Willochra or Tofua
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
IV. E. 10.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Edwin Bailey Doidge
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