Rifleman

Edward Hector Walker

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of the late John E. and Lucy M. Walker.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
26721
Name:
Edward Hector Walker
Rank: 
Rifleman
Date of Birth:
11 November 1895
Place of Birth: 
Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Mrs H. Walker (grandmother), 246 Great North Road, Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
246 Great North Road, Auckland, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Clerk
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
3 New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
07 June 1917
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
21
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
23 September 1916
Transport:
HMNZT 65
Vessel:
Pakeha
Destination:
Devonport, England (18 November 1916)

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
VI. C. 31.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
Edward Hector Walker
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