Sergeant

Reo Gasgoigne Edwards

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Joseph Edwards and of Edith Edwards, of Thundersley, Essex, England.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
1207
Name:
Reo Gasgoigne Edwards
Name variation:
REO GASCOIGNE
Rank: 
Sergeant
Date of Birth:
17 April 1915
Education: 
Next of Kin: 
Mrs E. Byrne (mother), Aorangi Street, Feilding, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Aorangi Street, Feilding, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Motor mechanic
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Armoured Corps, Divisional Cavalry Regiment

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
28 May 1941
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
26
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF), 1st Echelon
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Destination:
Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery: 
Cemetery Reference: 
Face 12.
Cemetery Location: 
Greece
Reo Gasgoigne Edwards
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