LINDSAY, Edwin James
(Service number 6/4086)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 18/09/1892 | Place of Birth | Otekura |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | C/o George Ruddenklau, Waikakahi, Glenavy | ||
| Occupation | Labourer | ||
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| Next of Kin | Mrs Mary LINDSAY (mother), Otekura, Balclutha | ||
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 | 10th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company | ||
| Date | 4 March 1916 | ||
| Transport | Willochra | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Suez, Egypt | |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 23 February 1968 | Age | 75 years |
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| Place of Death | Christchurch | ||
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Biographical Notes
Edwin James Lindsay, who enlisted as James Lindsay, 6/4086, was the fourth son of Joseph and Mary (née Wright) Lindsay, of Otekura, South Otago. Private J. Lindsay, Glenavy, was one of the recruits for the Tenth Reinforcements who left South Canterbury in mid November 1915 for Trentham Camp. Two brothers, Frederick Brydone Lindsay and Joseph Whyte Lindsay, also served in World War I. His next-of-kin at death was his youngest sister, Mrs A. Shields, Pukeuri (Evelyn Ness Lindsay).
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [14 August 2019]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [14 August 2019]; Timaru Herald, 13 November 1915 (Papers Past) [12 August 2019]
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