REEVE, Edwin Luther
(Service number 31537)
British War Medal, Victory Medal, War Medal 1939-45 and NZ War Service Medal.
INSET (top left): The edge stamp on the Victory Medal. (South Canterbury Museum 2018/023.01)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 12 March 1896 | Place of Birth | Waimate |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Kaiapoi | ||
| Occupation | Mill hand | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs E. REEVE (mother), 9 Carew Street, Kaiapoi | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 19th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company | ||
| Date | 15 November 1916 | ||
| Transport | Tahiti or Maunganui | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | |
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| Last Unit Served With | Wellington Regiment | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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| Days Interned | |
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Death
| Date | 24 October 1973 | Age | 77 years |
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| Place of Death | |||
| Cause | |||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Edwin Luther Reeve, the son of Edwin Luther and Elizabeth Ann Reeve, was born on 12 March 1896 at Waimate where the family had moved in about 1890. His eldest brother, Leslie edwin Reeve, was called up, as was his twin brother, Harold Robert Reeve.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [01 January 2017]; Timaru Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [02 January 2017]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [01 January 2016]
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