John Stewart MAHER

Regimental number41341
OccupationReporter
Next of kinFather, Patrick Thomas Maher, Westshore, Napier
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, April 1917, H Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 82 Pakeha on 26 April 1917
Original embarkation, 14 April 1917; troops disembarked, 18 April 1917; left New Zealand, 26 April 1917.
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from
Original embarkation, 14 April 1917; troops disembarked, 18 April 1917; left New Zealand, 26 April 1917.
Final rankRifleman
Final unit3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateDied of wounds 22 November 1917
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialLijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot No XXVII, Row BB, Grave No 11), near Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Patrick Thomas and Elsie Jenetta Maher, West Shore, Napier
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 60, p. 19

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