John O'REILLY

Regimental number28910
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinFather, Michael O'Reilly, Albury, South Canterbury
Rank on embarkationLance Corporal
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 18th Reinforcements, J Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 67 Tofua on 11 October 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 11 August 1917
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialProwse Point Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row A, Grave No 4), nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Michael and Mary Ann O'Reilly, Albury
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 43, p. 15