John Joseph O'BOYLE

Regimental number7/2112
OccupationFarm labourer
Next of kinSister, Miss K O'Boyle, Timaru
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 9th Reinforcements, Canterbury Mounted Rifles, C Squadron
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board SS Maunganui on 8 January 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 15 September 1916
Place of burialCaterpillar Valley Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row E, Grave No 15), Longueval, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Sister: Miss K. O'Boyle, Chancery Lane, Christchurch
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 21, p. 9

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