Private

George Frederick Edwards

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of James and Elizabeth Mary Edwards, of 21, Federal St., Auckland, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
8/4446
Name:
George Frederick Edwards
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
James Edwards (father), 21 Federal Street, Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Messenger
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Otago Regiment, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
17 September 1916
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
20
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
01 April 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 49
HMNZT 50
Vessel:
Maunganui or Tahiti
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
III. L. 6.
Cemetery Location: 
France
George Frederick Edwards
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