John IRELAND

Regimental number34376
OccupationFarm hand
Next of kinFather, I Ireland, Greenlaw, Scotland
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 20th Reinforcements (2nd Draft), E Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Opawa on 2 January 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit3rd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 13 June 1917
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsMessines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Margaret Davidson Ireland, Old Greenlaw, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 49, p. 8

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