Sapper

Edgar Woodward Boucher

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Ernest Woodward Boucher and Anna A. Boucher, of Tarewa, Rotorua. Also served at Samoa and in Egypt.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
Relatives Who Are Also Casualties:
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
4/1736
Name:
Edgar Woodward Boucher
Rank: 
Sapper
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
E.W.G. Boucher (father), Westbourne Road, Remuera, Auckland, New Zealand|E.W. Boucher (father), Westbourne Road, Remuera, Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Remuera, Auckland, New Zealand|unknown
Occupation on Enlistment:
Unknown|Assistant surveyor
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Engineers, Signal Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
12 October 1917
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
24
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Bodies of Embarkation:

Samoan Advance Party
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Transport:

HMNZT 1
HMNZT 2
HMNZT 37
Vessels:

Moeraki or Monowai
Maunganui
Destinations:

Apia, Samoa
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
N.Z. Apse, Panel 1.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
Edgar Woodward Boucher
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