John Bodley KELLAND

Regimental number31294
OccupationCarrier
Next of kinMother, Mrs Mary Bowers, Taumarunui
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 19th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 15 November 1916
The infantry component of the 19th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Rolls to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateDied of disease 11 February 1917
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialCodford St Mary New Churchyard (Grave No 35), Codford, England
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Mary Kelland, Manaia, Waimate West
Other details

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 45, p. 9