ENGLAND, Edward Lee
(Service number 34571)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Corporal |
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Birth
| Date | 11/10/1890 | Place of Birth | Waitohi |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | |||
| Occupation | Labourer | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs E. L. ENGLAND (mother), Orari, Canterbury | ||
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 | 21st Reinforcements, Speacialists Company, Machine-Gun Section | ||
| Date | 21 January 1917 | ||
| Transport | Ulimaroa | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Plymouth, Devon, England | |
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| Last Unit Served With | New Zealand Machine Gun Company | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 2 May 1974 | Age | 83 years |
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| Cause | |||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Saint John's Cemetery, Invercargill | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Edward Lee England was the elder son of Edward Lee and Mary Jane Rachel (née Tatam) England. His brother Arthur Clarence England also served in World War One.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [22 March 2017]; Saint John's Cemetery, Invercargill headstone image & burial record (Invercargill City Council) [22 March 2017]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [20 March 2017]
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