John Dye LA MONTE

Regimental number10239
Place of birthAustralia
OccupationReporter
Next of kinMother, Mrs Heattie Fisher, 27 Roxburgh Street, Wellington
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 11th Reinforcements (including Details to make up shortages in 10th Reinforcements), J Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 1 April 1916
The 11th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships (HMNZT 49 'Maunganui' and HMNZT 50 'Tahiti'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. The Nominal Roll gives the date of departure as 1 April 1916; harbour records indicate that the actual date of embarkation was 2 April 1916.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 27 September 1916
Place of burialA.I.F. Burial Ground (Plot VII, Row A, Grave No 5), Flers, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Mrs H. Fisher, 11 Buller Street, Wellington
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 28, p. 17