George JUNO

Regimental number10/235
Date of birth11 December 1890
Place of birthMasterton
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressFeatherston, Wairarapa
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Height5' 6"
Weight146 lbs
Next of kinFather, P. Juno, Masterton, Wairarapa
Previous military serviceServed in D Company, 17th Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date12 August 1914
Place of enlistmentMasterton
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankCorporal
Final unitWellington Infantry Battalion
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel 18), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Mrs Mary Carroll (formerly Juno), Bethune Street, Featherston
Family/military connectionsBrothers: 27908 Pte William Henry Phillip JUNO, 1st Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, killed in action, 30 March 1918.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914; disembarked Alexandria, 3 December 1914.

Appointed Corporal, Anzac Cove, Gallipoli, 8 May 1915.

Killed in action, 8 August 1915.

War service: 361 days (of which 320 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 18055130

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