Private

Edward Sylvia

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of the late Jouaquin and Lilian Emily Sylvia. Native of Matakana.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

Edward and his brother Frederick both signed up for the war. Edward joined the Otago infantry battalion and Frederick the Wellington Mounted Rifles. As far as we can tell they both fought at Chunuk B... Read More

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
8/2145
Name:
Edward Sylvia
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
20 December 1885
Place of Birth:
Northland, Matakana,
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Lilian Sylvia (mother), 122 Jervois Road, Ponsonby, Auckland
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Wynyard Arms Hotel, Auckland, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Otago Regiment

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
09 August 1915
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death: 
29
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
4th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
17 April 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 21
HMNZT 22
HMNZT 23
Vessel:
Willochra or Knight Templar or Waitomo
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
16
Cemetery Location: 
Turkey
Edward Sylvia
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