EDGAR, George
(Service number 3/3186)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 29/01/1896 | Place of Birth | Rangitata |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Rangitata | ||
| Occupation | Farm hand | ||
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| Next of Kin | Mrs A. EDGAR (mother), Rangitata | ||
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 | 28th Reinforcements, F Company | ||
| Date | 24 July 1917 | ||
| Transport | Waitemata | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Plymouth, Devon, England | |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 24 January 1969 | Age | 73 years |
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| Place of Death | Timaru | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Temuka Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
George Edgar was the youngest son of Adam and Selina (née Burnham) Edgar. Along with his siblings he was educated at Rangitata Station School.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenot aph Database [03 January 2018]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [03 January 2018]; School Admission record (South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [03 January 2018]; Temuka Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [03 January 2019]; Death notice Timaru Herald
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