Edmund Hope Rainey

  • 1914 -1915 Star
  • British War Medal
  • Victory Medal
  • Born 20 June 1891, Kaikōura, North Canterbury, New Zealand
  • Died 30 October 1917, in action, Belgium
  • Killed In Action 30 October 1917, Ypres, Belgium
  • Last rank Driver
  • Service number 10/2287
  • Served In New Zealand Field Artillery, Divisional Ammunition Column, Wellington Infantry Battalion, 5th Reinforcements
  • Next of Kin Mr James Rainey (father), Postmans Road, Kaikōura
  • Pre-war occupation Bushman for A. Hopkinson
  • ReligionRoman Catholic
  • Enlisted14 February 1915, Wellington
  • Embarkationaboard HMNZT 24, Maunganui, departed 13 June 1915, Wellington, disembarked 24 July 1915, Suez, Egypt
  • Theatres of operationGallipoli 1915, Egypt 1915-1916, Egyptian E.F. 1916 and Western European 1916-1917
  • BuriedWhite House Cemetery, Leper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Grave reference: I.A.29.
  • Awarded1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal
Notes

Medals sent to Mr James Rainey.