Corporal

Melville Sim Edwards

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of John and Sarah Edwards; husband of Emily Edwards, of 101, Stout St., Gisborne, New Zealand. A journalist.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
38140
Name:
Melville Sim Edwards
Rank: 
Corporal
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Emily Helen Edwards (wife), 101 Stout Street, Gisborne, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Journalist
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
3 New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade, 3 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
20 November 1917
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Age at Death: 
26
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 February 1917
Transport:
HMNZT 78
Vessel:
Navua
Destination:
Devonport, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
XI. B. 16.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
Melville Sim Edwards
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