John MACDONALD

Regimental number32875
OccupationFarm labourer
Next of kinMother, Mrs Mary Macdonald, Island Cliff, Oamaru
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 19th Reinforcements, J Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 November 1916
The Infantry component of the 19th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Rolls to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit3rd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 5 August 1917
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialTrois Arbres Cemetery (Plot I, Row X, Grave No 34), Steenwerck, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Donald and Mary MacDonald, Island Cliff, North Otago
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 45, p. 17

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