John KEITH

Regimental number10/1543
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFarm hand
AddressHeaton Park, Marton
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Height5' 7"
Weight160 lbs
Next of kinFather, George Keith, Cowie Wells, Kenarff, Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date20 December 1914
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 3rd Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Tahiti on 14 February 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Battalion
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel 21), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Agnes Keith, Nether Cowieswells, Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Joined Bn at Gallipoli, 9 May 1915.

Reported missing, 8 August 1915.

Board of Enquiry, held at Moascar Camp, Ismailia, 16 January 1916, concluded: 'Now believed to be dead'.

War service: 237 days (of which 176 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Third
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 188, File 18055876