John Edward HEASTMAN

Regimental number12/1428
Date of birth24 October 1887
Place of birthHackney, London, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarm hand
Addressc/o Patrick Clackin, Eureka
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Height5' 7"
Weight141 lbs
Next of kinMrs F A O'Flynn, 22 Grosvenor Avenue, New Quay, Cornwall, England
Previous military serviceServed in 11th (City of London) Regiment, Territorial Force; left to migrate to New Zealand; not serving in any miliutary force at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date20 October 1914
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 2nd Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on 14 December 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unitAuckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 10), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: the late John Edward and Sarah Eastman
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Joined Bn, Gallipoli, 8 May 1915.

Reported missing, 8 August 1915.

Board of Enquiry, held at Moascar Camp, Ismailia, 16 January 1916, concluded: Reported missing, 8 August 1915, now believed dead, 8 August 1915.'

War service: 193 days (of which 138 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Second
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 16793769

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