EDGELER, Walter Alma
(Service number 27249)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 20 November 1892 | Place of Birth | Temuka |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | John Street, Temuka | ||
| Occupation | Labourer | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Mary EDGELER (mother), John Street, Temuka | ||
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 | 17th Reinforcements, J Company | ||
| Date | 25 September 1917 | ||
| Transport | Devon | ||
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | *October 1953 | Age | 60 years |
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| Place of Death | Temuka | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Temuka Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
walter Alma Charles Frederick Edgeler was the third son of Alma and Mary Katherine (née Bryant) Edgeler. He was educated at Temuka School. W. A. Edgeler lost his left arm in the war. Walter married Emily Elizabeth Charlotte Povey in 1918 in England.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [05 June 2019]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [06 June 2019]; School Admission records
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