John Alexander GUTHRIE

Regimental number8/213
AddressGore
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinMother, Mrs M Guthrie, Altair, Lennox Road, Crookston, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Members of the Otago Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left Wellington on 16 October 1914 on two ships, HMNZT 9 'Hawke's Bay' and HMNZT 5 'Ruapehu'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankLance Sergeant
Final unit1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 3 December 1917
Place of burialHooge Crater Cemetery (Plot XI, Row H, Grave No 16), nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Brother: Charles Guthrie, Altair, Wickshane, Formby, Lancashire, England
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body