John McHUGH

Regimental number24/1140
AddressPost Office, Ponsonby, Auckland
Marital statusMarried
Next of kinWife, Mrs Jessie McHugh, 37 St Marys Road, Ponsonby, Auckland
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 10 October 1915
D Company, 2nd Bn, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, embarked on board five ships: HMNZT 'Mauganui', HMNZT 31 'Tahiti', HMNZT 32 'Aparima', HMNZT 33 'Navua', and HMNZT 34 'Warrimoo'. 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 7 June 1917
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsMessines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Messines Ridge British Cemetery, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Wife: Dolina Jessie McHugh, 23 Marine Parade, Napier
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: D Company/2nd NZRB

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