Edward is one of 12 children (9 found)
‘Called up’ 1916.
NOK: 39 Carlyle St, Napier. (mother)
Hair: Brown. Eyes: Brown.
Height: 5’8 3/4”. Complexion: Tanned.
Chest: 34” – 37½" Weight: 152lb.
Parents arrived in NZ on 'Hovding' at Napier 17 September 1872
Any use of this item must be accompanied by the credit “Adopt an Anzac Project”
| Date of birth: | 19 October 1894 |
| Date of death: | 08 May 1918 |
| Place of birth: | Norsewood, New Zealand |
| Awards: | British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Occupation: | Flaxmill Hand/Labourer |
| Last known residence: | c/o Mrs J McKnight, Duncan St, Foxton |
| Cause of death: | Died of wounds |
| Place of death: | France |
| Buried where: | Esquelbecq Military Cemetery, France. I. C. 27 |
| Spouses name: | Unmarried |
| Fathers name: | Edward Anderson Laurvig |
| Fathers place of birth: | Norway |
| Fathers iwi or nationality: | Norwegian (naturalized 1876) |
| Mothers name: | Lena (née Johnson) |
| Mothers place of birth: | Norway |
| Mothers iwi or nationality: | Norwegian |
| Mothers date of death: | 1918 |
| Mothers place of death: | Buried Park Island Cemetery, Napier |
| Siblings: | Kaia (b 1874), Mary (b 1876), Charles (b 1884), John (b 1887), Eva/Evelyn (b 1893), Horace (b 1896), Spenser (b 1898, Regimental Number 81229), and Stanley (b 1901) |
| Parents place of marriage: | Norway |
| Date of arrival overseas: | 07 January 1918 |
| Theatres of war: | Western Europe 1918 |
| Place of embarkation: | on 'Willochra' - Transport 95 |
| Surname: | LAURVIG |
| War memorial: | Foxton |
| Place enlisted: | Manawatu District |
| Christian names: | Edward Anderson |
| Place of arrival overseas: | Liverpool, England |
| School: | Norsewood 12 November 1900 - ?; 27 November 1904 - 24 July 1907; Taihape |
| Wars: | WW1 |
| Service number: | 26/492 |
| Religion: | Anglican |
| Date enlisted: | 31 July 1917, B Coy 32 |
| Final rank: | Private |
| Regiment or service: | Wellington Regiment NZEF |
| Embarkation date: | 22 November 1917 |
| User reference: | 1.60 |
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