EDWARDS, Christopher John Francis
(Service number 7/2003)
| First Rank | Trooper | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 23/12/1894 | Place of Birth | Waimate |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Studholme | ||
| Occupation | Butcher | ||
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| Next of Kin | H. H. EDWARDS (father), Timaru Road, Waimate | ||
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 | 9th Reinforcements, Canterbury Mounted Rifles, C Squadron | ||
| Date | 8 January 1916 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Death
| Date | 3 February 1965 | Age | 69 years |
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| Place of Death | Timaru | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Fairlie Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Christopher john Francis Edwards was born on 23 December 1894 at Waimate, the son of Henry Harris and Catherine (née O'Brien) Edwards.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [18 November 2016]
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