John Baird MOFFAT

Regimental number51960
Date of birth2 December 1882
Place of birthWestport
SchoolWestport High School
OccupationBank manager
Next of kinSister, Mrs J S Spooner, No 3 Line, Wanganui East
Rank on embarkationSergeant
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 32nd Reinforcements, F Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 96 Maunganui on 21 November 1917
Final rankCorporal
Final unitAuckland Infantry Regiment
Other detailsJoined the Bank of New South Wales, Westport branch, 7 January 1901 (promoted ledger keeper, January 1907). Transferred to Auckland branch, October 1910; to Wellington branch, February 1914; Napier branch, May 1914; to Shannon branch (as acting manager), May 1915; to Ohaeawai branch (as acting manager), March 1916.
FateKilled in Action 30 August 1918
Place of burialBancourt British Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No 7), France
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 75, p. 40
'Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour' (Sydney, 1921), p.286.

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