Jack LAZARUS

Regimental number16/1418
Date of birth1891
Place of birthSuva, Fiji
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationTrader
Marital statusSingle
Height5' 10"
Weight157 lbs
Next of kinSister, Miss Anne Lazarus, Suva, Fiji
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date5 January 1916
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Maori Contingent
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 6 May 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unitNew Zealand Pioneer Battalion
FateDied of wounds 24 September 1916
Place of burialHeilly Station Cemetery (Plot IV, Row H, Grave No 22), Mericourt-L'Abbe, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Father: Samuel Lazarus
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 3 May 1916; disembarked Suez, 22 June 1916

Embarked Alexandria, 26 July 1916; disembarked Southampton, England, 7 August 1916.

Proceeded overseas for France from Sling Camp. 28 June 1916; joined Pioneer Bn, in the field, 9 September 1916.

Wounded in action, 24 September 1916 (gun shot wound, back); admitted to 15th Corps Main Dressing Station, 24 September 1916, and transferred same day to 38th Casualty Clearing Station.

Died of wounds, 24 September 1916.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 31, p. 26
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Agency 18805