John Alexander LOCHHEAD

Regimental number10/420
Date of birth31 May 1893
Place of birthMalawai
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationJoiner
AddressSouth Street, Feilding
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Height5' 9.5"
Weight162 lbs
Next of kinMrs J M D Lochhead, South Street, Feilding
Previous military serviceServed for 3 years in the Manchester Rifles; serving in D Company, 7th Regiment, at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date15 August 1914
Place of enlistmentFeilding
Rank on embarkationCorporal
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankSergeant
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 17), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James McIlraith Robertson Lochhead and Annie Paddle Strathallan Lochhead, Paki Paki, Hawke's Bay. Native of Norsewood, Hawke's Bay
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915.

Promoted Sergeant, 5 May 1915.

Reported missing, 8 August 1915.

Board of Enquiry, held at Moascar Camp, Ismailia, 16 January 1916, concluded: 'Now believed to be dead'.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body. Surname incorrectly entered on Nominal Roll as LOCKHEAD.
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880, File 10920141