John Joseph KELEHER

Regimental number44387
OccupationLabourer
Next of kinMother, Mrs Catherine Keleher, Kohuratahi via Stratford, Taranaki
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 24th Reinforcements (2nd Draft), F Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 82 Pakeha on 14 April 1917
HMNZT 'Pakeha' embarked 14 April 1917; disembarked 18 April 1917; re-embarked and left New Zealand, 26 April 1917.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd New Zealand Entrenching Battalion
FateKilled in Action 29 April 1918
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsButtes New British Cemetery (New Zealand) Memorial, Polygon Wood, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Mrs Catherine Keleher, Te Puke, Tauranga
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 60, p. 8