Search results Next record Previous record English Māori Edward Dewhirst Died 8 May 1915 PDF Key details Service numberWWI 6/443 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankWW1 Sergeant AWMM New Zealand Rifle Brigade AWMM WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1915 - No known copyright restrictions View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesEdward AWMM SurnameDewhirst AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberWWI 6/443 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › BirthEngland, United Kingdom AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentUnknown AWMM Bank of New South Wales, Timaru, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationG.F. Dewhirst (father), Marama Street, Frankton Junction, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusPre 16 October 1914 AWMM Single AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Campaign1915-1916 Gallipoli AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWI 6/443 AWMM Military service2nd South Canterbury Company AWMM Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW1 Canterbury, New Zealand AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW1 16 October 1914 AWMM from Wellington, New Zealand AWMMHMNZT 4 or HMNZT 11 AWMM Vessel was Tahiti or Athenic AWMM Sergeant AWMM Canterbury Infantry Battalion AWMM Main Body AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notes Last known rank Contribute › Last rankWW1 Sergeant AWMM New Zealand Rifle Brigade AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Edward Dewhirst was the son of George Francis and Eliza Emma Dewhirst, of Frankton Junction, Waikato. AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death8 May 1915 AWMM Age 24 AWMM Daisy Patch, Gallipoli AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of death Death notes Cemetery Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial nameTwelve Tree Copse (New Zealand) Memorial, Twelve Tree Copse Cemetery, Helles, Turkey AWMM Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM Roll of Honour Remember Edward Dewhirst by laying a poppy. Whare Dewes William Dewes Edward Dewhirst Edward Crombie Dewhirst Francis Dewhirst Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Edward Dewhirst Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksMilitary personnel file http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=20996935 Further Reference SCRoll profile (South Canterbury Roll of Honour) https://museum.timaru.govt.nz/explore/scroll/profile?id=1337 Further Reference A Street Near You record https://astreetnearyou.org/person/1739051/- Further Reference Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1739051 Further Reference DocumentsNew Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM Page No: 187 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. 1: Includes portrait AWMM Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2. AWMM 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 Search results Next record Previous record
