John Smith JOHNSTON

Regimental number40964
OccupationLabourer
Next of kinMother, Mrs M Crawford, Lawrence Street, East Gore
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 23rd Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Regiment, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Ruapehu on 14 March 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 1 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialPoelcapelle British Cemetery (Plot VIA, Row C, Grave No 3), near Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Margaret Crawford (formerly Johnston), Lawrence Street, East Gore, and the late Adam Johnston
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 57, p. 14