Sergeant

Edward Dewhirst

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of George Francis and Eliza Emma Dewhirst, of Frankton Junction, Waikato. Born in England.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
6/443
Name:
Edward Dewhirst
Rank: 
Sergeant
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
G.F. Dewhirst (father), Marama Street, Frankton Junction, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Bank of New South Wales, Timaru, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Canterbury Regiment, Main Body, Main Body

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action at the Daisy Patch
Date of Death:
08 May 1915
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
24
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Main Body
Embarkation Place:
Lyttelton, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 October 1914
Transport:

HMNZT 4
HMNZT 11
Vessel:
Tahiti or Athenic
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
Turkey
Edward Dewhirst
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