John Herbert MACKWOOD

Regimental number25/776
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinFather, William Mackwood, Waipu
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 3rd Battalion, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 5 February 1916
A Company, 3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, left Wellington on board three ships (HMNZT 42 'Ulimaroa', HMNZT 43 'Mokoia', and HMNZT 44 'Navua'), It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankRifleman
Final unit3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateDied of disease 17 July 1916
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialWimereux Communal Cemetery (Plot I, Row O, Grave No 8),
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Mary A Mackwood, Finlayson Brook Road, Waipu
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 24, p. 4

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