John McCOLL

Regimental number23/2521
OccupationBushman
Next of kinMother, Mrs A McColl, Otorohanga
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 4th Reinforcements to 1st and 2nd Battalions, E Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 4 March 1916
E Company left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 47 Willochra and HMNZT 48 'Tofua'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankRifleman
Final unit2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 15 September 1916
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsMessines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Messines Ridge British Cemetery, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Mrs A McColl, Otorohanga, Auckland
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 26, p. 29