Corporal

Wi Nira Edwards

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Walter George Edwards and of Heni Edwards (nee Barrett), of Dannevirke, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand; husband of Helen Edwards, of Dannevirke.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
67407
Name:
Wi Nira Edwards
Rank: 
Corporal
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs H. Edwards (wife), Muhunoa West, Ohau, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
4 Millers Street, Dannevirke, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Chainman
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Infantry, 28 (Maori) Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
26 July 1944
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
27
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF)
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Vessel:
Mooltan or Willem Ruys
Destination:
Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
VI. H, 4.
Cemetery Location: 
Italy
Wi Nira Edwards
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