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James Edwards

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Nominal Roll Vol 1, Page: 211 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 1, Page: 211 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    James AWMM
  • Surname
    Edwards AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 7/800 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    11 September 1887 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    11th September 1887 Public - Shirlee - Direct descendant - 21 January 2017 - Family papers
  • Place of birth
    Queensland Australia Public - Shirlee - Direct descendant - 21 January 2017 - Family papers
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW1 Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW1 James Clark Edwards (father), 33 Chambers Street, North-east Valley, Dunedin, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 14 February 1915 AWMM Single/WWI 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 7/800 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 Canterbury, New Zealand 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

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of James and Ann Edwards, of 158, Tasman St., Wellington. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    28 August 1915 AWMM
    Age 28 AWMM
    Gallipoli, Turkey AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Hill 60 (New Zealand) Memorial, Hill 60 Cemetery, Turkey AWMM

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Sources

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Contributors

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
16 May 2022Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher
16 March 2019JocelynCrows NestDirect descendant
21 January 2017ShirleeFolkestone Kent UKDirect descendant

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