English Māori Edward Vazey Died 22 June 1917 PDF Key details Service numberWWI 26718 AWMM Also known asEddie AWMM Eddie, Also known as Pat Public - Laurie - Other relative - 28 March 2020 - Family Papers Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankWW1 Rifleman AWMM New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 4th Battalion AWMM WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1917 - No known copyright restrictions View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesEdward AWMM Edward Henry Patrick Public - Laurie - Other relative - 28 March 2020 - Family papers SurnameVazey AWMM Ingoa Also known asEddie AWMM Eddie, Also known as Pat Public - Laurie - Other relative - 28 March 2020 - Family Papers Service numberWWI 26718 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Report › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistment Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationWW1 E.H. Vazey (father), 12 Edwin Street, Newton, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Relationship status Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWI 26718 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and AwardsMilitary Medal (MM) AWMM MM. London Gazette, 16 August 1917, p. 8430 AWMM Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW1 Stereotyper/Civilian AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW1 23 Sep 1916-19 November 1916 AWMM to AWMM HMNZT 65 AWMM Vessel was Pakeha AWMM Rifleman AWMM 8th Reinforcements 4th Battalion, H Company AWMM New Zealand Rifle Brigade AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesKilled in Action, Cause of Death AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankWW1 Rifleman AWMM New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 4th Battalion AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Son of Edward Henry Vazey and Julia Vazey, of Newton, Auckland.Servicemen Edward Vazey (26718) and Edward Hector Walker (26721) were close friends; both were killed in WW1.Edward Vazey was related to Edward H. Vazey, Serial Number A/1821, who died in WW2 when the Neptune sank in the Mediterranean in 1941, during World War 2.H Company formed part of the 8th Reinforcements to the 4th Battalion. It left New Zealand in two drafts. The first draft left on 23 September 1916, aboard the Pakeha; the second draft left two days later on 25 September 1916, aboard the Devon. New Zealand Rifle Brigade lost 157 killed during June 1917 at Messines in France. Edward Vazey was one of these.The New Zealanders were part of a move forward at Ploegsteert Wood together with the 3rd Australian Division around mid June. On 12 June, following investigative patrols along the enemy front line, several posts previously occupied by Germans were taken over. Because of the broken nature of the new line taken up, patrolling was a feature of the utmost importance. It was necessary both to ascertain definitely the enemy's positions and also to keep vital communication links between our own posts. Three runners got special mention for having performed extraordinary feats in the open country under fire whilst on these vital missions.They were Riflemen E. Vazey, S.N. Managh and S.E. Johns. The fighting centred around the Sugar Refinery and other buildings on the Lys. By active patrolling the troops of the 4th Brigade pushed their front forward to the west bank of the Lys and as the advancement of posts was equally successful along the rest of the army front the British line was brought in close contact with the strong German defensive system known to us as the 'Warneton Line'. By 18/19 June the Brigade had moved to the Messines-La Basse Ville Road and had encountered strong enemy opposition, including heavy shelling and being drenched with gas.The action around 22 June is recorded by W.S. Austin: 'Brigade Headquarters moved from Nieppe to Brune Gaye and the Brigade immediately commenced digging continuous front and support lines and by bold patrolling gained control of the whole of the ground in front as far forward as the River Lys'.During this activity Vazey was killed. Some H Company sailed on the Devon AWMM Read more Death About death Contribute › Death22 June 1917 AWMM Age 19 AWMM Belgium, Europe AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathKilled in Action AWMM Death notes Cemetery Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial nameMessines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Messines Ridge British Cemetery, Belgium AWMM Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM Family grave memorial, Waikumete Cemetery, Auckland AWMM Roll of Honour Remember Edward Vazey by laying a poppy. Charles Edward Vazey Clarence John Vazey Edward Vazey Edward Henry Vazey Edward James Vazey Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Edward Vazey Leave a note Contribute › Processing Related objects Pakeha : the journal of the Seventeenth Reinforcements of the New Zealand… Library / Pictorial › publication At sea D526.2 PAK Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy) Library / Pictorial › manuscripts and archives MS-2016-2 Sources Sources Contribute › External linksAustin, W. (1924). The official history of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade (The Earl of Liverpool's Own). Wellington, L T Watkins. Digital copy http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-WH1-NZRi.html Sources Used Military personnel file http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=22016457 Further Reference A Street Near You record https://astreetnearyou.org/person/1738369/- Further Reference Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1738369 Further Reference DocumentsNew Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM 41: 39 AWMM McDonald, W. (2001). Honours and awards to the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in the Great War, 1914-1918. Napier, N.Z.: Helen McDonald. AWMM McDonald, H. (2001). p. 326. AWMM Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications AWMM Vol. 2: Includes portrait AWMM Information kindly provided by family AWMM Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2. AWMM Contributors Processing Command item Command item Add new record Refresh DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact 28 March 2020LaurieWellington, New ZealandOther relative The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License