John Julian LEVIEN

Regimental number11/75
Date of birth2 October 1893
Place of birthBulls, Wellington
OccupationFarmer
AddressKimbolton
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Height5' 5.5"
Weight150 lbs
Next of kinMrs Levien, Kimbolton
Previous military serviceServed in 16th Mounted Rifles Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date15 August 1914
Place of enlistmentPalmerston North
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Members of the Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment in the Main Body left New Zealand on board three ships ('Arawa', 'Orari', and 'Tahiti'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankTrooper
Final unitWellington Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateKilled in Action 27 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsHill 60 (New Zealand) Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charles Edward and Joan Levien, Hill Crest, Pukekohe, Auckland
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Egypt for Gallipoli, 9 May 1915.

Reported missing, Anzac Cove, 27 August 1915.

Board of Enquiry, held at Zeitoun, 17 January 1916, concluded: 'Killed in action, Anzac Cove, 27 August 1915'.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Mounted Rifles/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880, File 10919226