EDMISTON, James Dykes
(Service number 7/1611)
| First Rank | Trooper | Last Rank | Trooper |
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Birth
| Date | 25 June 1884 | Place of Birth | Mosgiel, Otago |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 26 August 1915 | Age | 31 |
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| Address at Enlistment | Lansdown, Waimate | ||
| Occupation | Farm worker | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Robert Edmiston (father), Waimate | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 7th Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Mounted Rifles | ||
| Date | 9 October 1915 | ||
| Transport | Aparima or Navua or Warrimoo | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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Military Awards
| Campaigns | Egypt, France | ||
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| Service Medals | 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal | ||
Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 27 July 1936 | Age | 52 |
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| Place of Death | Ellesmere | ||
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Biographical Notes
Son of Robert and Agnes Edmiston nee Dykes.
Sent to France April 1916, wounded with knee injury in October 1916, classified unfit and sent home on 21 July 1917.
Married Catherine Avers in 1924.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database (January 2015); NZ Births, Deaths, and Marirages at https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/Home/; Archives New Zealand
External Links
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Liz Shea, SC branch NZSG; Carol Bell, SC branch NZSG
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