Edmund Walker (1890 - 1915)

Born 27 Jun 1890 in Wendon, Southland, New Zealand

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Died 8 Aug 1915 at age 25 in Canakkale, Ottoman Empire

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Biography

Edmund Walker was born on 27 June 1890, at Wendon, Southland, New Zealand.^[1] He was the son of William Walker (1862-1931) and Patience Argyle (1865-1915).

Trooper Edmund Walker was killed in action during World War I. Casualty Service Number: 9/428 Name: Edmund Walker Rank: Trooper Date of Birth: Not known Next of Kin: William Walker (father), Wendon, Southland, New Zealand Date of Enlistment: Not known Enlistment Address: Wendon, Southland, New Zealand Armed Force: Army Unit: NZEF, New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade, Otago Mounted Rifles Casualty Details Cause of Death: Died of wounds Date of Death: 08 August 1915 Day of Death: Sunday Age at Death: 25 Conflict: WW1 Embarkation Details Embarkation Body: Main Body Embarkation Place: Port Chalmers, New Zealand Embarkment Date: 16 October 1914 Transport: HMNZT 5 HMNZT 9 Vessel: Ruapehu or Hawkes Bay Destination: Suez, Egypt Cemetery Cemetery: Chunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial Cemetery Reference: 7 Cemetery Location: Turkey [2]

He passed away on 8 October 1915, at Canakkale, Ottoman Empire. Edmond is buried at Chunuk Bair Cemetery, Gallipoli, Çanakkale, Turkey.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth registration of Edmond Walker (b. 1890), New Zealand Birth, Death and Marriage Historical Records Registration Number 1890/17069 Family Name Walker Given Name(s) Edmond Mother's Given Name(s) Patience Father's Given Name(s) William
2. ↑ Edmund Walker. New Zealand War Graves Project. https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/edmund-walker
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56477825/edmund-walker: accessed 10 March 2023), memorial page for Edmund Walker (27 Jun 1890–8 Aug 1915), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56477825, citing Chunuk Bair Cemetery, Gallipoli, Çanakkale, Turkey; Maintained by Clancy (contributor 48290237).

• Family History of John Argyle and Descendants 1866-1996, by Rick and Leanne Argyle, privately printed.