John Robert MURRELL

Regimental number59216
OccupationShepherd
Next of kinFather, R Murrell, Manapouri
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, H Company (30)
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from New Zealand, on board HMNZT Corinthic on 13 October 1917
Final rankRifleman
Final unit2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 8 September 1918
Age at death from cemetery records33
Place of burialMetz-en-Couture Communal Cemetery British Extension (Plot III, Row F, Grave No 11), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Robert and Margaret Murrell, Manapouri, Southland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 72, p. 28