KIMBER, Edward James
(Service number 10358)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 26 October 1894 | Place of Birth | Winchester |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | St Andrews, South Canterbury | ||
| Occupation | Butcher | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | A. KIMBER (father), Saint Andrews, South 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 | 12th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, J Company | ||
| Date | 6 May 1916 | ||
| Transport | Mokoia or Navua | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 6 March 1958 | Age | 63 yrs |
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| Place of Death | Wanganui | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Cremated; ashes interred Aramoho Cemetery, Wanganui | ||
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Biographical Notes
Edward James Kimber was the first-born of Arthur Grafton and Charlotte Jane (née Gillum) Kimber. He was educated in turn at Greenpark School, Canterbury, Esk Valley School and St andrews School in South Canterbuy. In 1953 he married for a second time, to Greta Helena Joines. On 26 August 1920 over two hundred people gathered at Esk Valley to do honour to the ex-pupils of the school who had served in the war. A monument which had been erected by the efforts of ex-pupils to the memory of their fallen schoolmates, was unveiled. The “Roll,” arranged by Mrs Smithson and presented by her to the school, consists of thirty-eight photographs of the boys who had left for the war. Underneath each is inscribed his name and reinforcement. In a central oval are the Union Jack and New Zealand flags, with the inscription: “For King and Country, 1914-1918.” Included in the names is that of E. J. Kimber. .
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [06 February 2018]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [10 February 2018]; School Admission records (Canterbury, South Canterbury & Waimate branches NZSG) [10 February 2018]; Aramoho Wanganui cremation & headstone records (South Canterbury Branch NZSG cemetery records) [11 February 2018]
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