David LEMON

Regimental number12/4037
OccupationBushman
Next of kinSister, Miss E Lemon, Taumarere, Bay of Islands
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 10th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 4 March 1916
The Infantry component of the 10th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships ('Willochra' and 'Tofua'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. The Nominal Roll gives 5 March 1916 as the date of embarkation; harbour records indicate 5 March 1916 as the actual date of departure.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 25 June 1916
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialCite Bonjean Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row B, Grave No 14), Armentieres, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Margaret Jane Lemon, Taumarere, Bay of Islands, and the late Alexander Lemon
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 26, p. 9