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Edward Thomas Rice

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Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1915 - No known copyright restrictions

Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1915 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Edward Thomas AWMM
  • Surname
    Rice AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 12/974 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Catholic, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    26 December 1880 Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra Thames, Coromandel District Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Post-office, Mokoia, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs S. Rice (mother), Waihi, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 16 October 1914 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    1915-1916 Gallipoli AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 12/974 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    • Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM
    • Height, WWI AWMM
      5' 9" AWMM
    • Weight, WWI AWMM
      158 lb AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of the late James and Sarah Rice, of Wilson St., Waihi, New Zealand. Native of Thames, New Zealand.

    Killed in action, 6 June 1915.

    Parents: the late James and Sarah Rice, of Wilson Street, Waihi, Native of Thames AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    6 June 1915 AWMM
    Age 35 AWMM
    Gallipoli, Turkey AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Anzac, Turkey AWMM I. C. 14. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

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31 October 2021Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher
10 June 2016AllanRotoruaResearcher

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