LOPER, Edwin Charles
(Service number 23/489)
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank | Rifleman |
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Birth
| Date | 28/02/1887 | Place of Birth | Waimate |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Coronation Road, Waimate, New Zealand | ||
| Occupation | Labourer | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs J. Loper, Coronation Road, Waimate, New Zealand | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 1st Battalion | ||
| Date | 10 September 1915 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima or Navua or Warrimoo | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | New Zealand Rifle Brigade,1st Battalion | ||
Military Awards
| Campaigns | Egypt 1915-16, Egypt Expeditionary Force 1916, Western Europe 1916 | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 17 July 1916 | Age | 29 |
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| Place of Death | France | ||
| Cause | Died of wounds | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Bailleuil Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Waimate First World War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
Son of John and Annie Loper, 30 Coronation St, Waimate, New Zealand.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Cenotaph Database (May 2014)
External Links
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Researched and Written by
Janette Clarke, SC branch NZSG
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