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DANIEL, Edwin Herbert
(Service number 80058)

Edwin Herbert Daniel — (Courtesy of D Harwood )

Aliases
First Rank	Private	Last Rank

Birth

Date	08/02/1898	Place of Birth	Styx, Christchurch

Enlistment Information

Date	8 January 1916	Age	18 years
Address at Enlistment	Kingsdown, Timaru
Occupation	Farmer
Previous Military Experience	2nd Regiment South Canterbury
Marital Status	Single
Next of Kin	E. H. DANIEL (father), Kingsdown, Timaru
Religion	Presbyterian
Medical Information	Height 5 feet 6½ inches. Weight 136 lbs. Chest measurement 34-36 inches. Complexion dark. Eyes brown. Hair brown. Eyes both 6/6. Hearing and colour vision both good. Limbs well formed. Full and perfect movement of joints. Chest well formed. Heart and lungs normal. No illnesses. Free from hernia, varicocele, varicose veins, haemorrhoids, inveterate or contagious skin disease. Vaccinations. Good bodily and mental health. No slight defects. No fits. Fit.

Military Service

Served with	NZ Armed Forces	Served in	Army
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation	New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Unit, Squadron, or Ship	42nd Reinforcements A Company
Date	1 August 1918
Transport	Tofua
Embarked From	Wellington	Destination	London, England

Other Units Served With
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Military Awards

Campaigns
Service Medals	British War Medal
Military Awards

Award Circumstances and Date

No information

Prisoner of War Information

Date of Capture
Where Captured and by Whom
Actions Prior to Capture
PoW Serial Number
PoW Camps
Days Interned
Liberation Date

Discharge

Date	30 October 1919	Reason	Termination of period of engagement.

Hospitals, Wounds, Diseases and Illnesses

Post-war Occupations

Death

Date	16 August 1952	Age	54 years
Place of Death	Kingsdown (at his residence)
Cause
Notices	Timaru Herald, 18 August 1952
Memorial or Cemetery	Timaru Cemetery
Memorial Reference	General Section, Row 130, Plot 387
New Zealand Memorials

Biographical Notes

Edwin Herbert DANIEL was the son of Edwin Herbert DANIEL and Helen née DUNLOP. of Kingsdown. He was the third son of the family to volunteer for active service. Although he gave his age as 20 years, Edwin was, in fact, only 18 years old when he enlisted. His oldest brother was killed at Gallipoli. And another older brother, Lynton, also served.

Sources

Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [20 July 2014]; NZ Defence Force Personnel Records (Archives NZ Ref. AABK 18805 W5537 0031710) [14 August 2015]; ; Timaru Herald, 25 January 1912, 10 July 1918, 3 & 6 November 1919 (Papers Past) [02 August 2014; 31 July 2015]; Probate record (Archives NZ/FamilySearch) 20 August 2014]; Timaru Herald, 18 August 1952 (Timaru District Library) [05 May 2016]; SCRoll web submission by A Brown, 17 August 2017

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