John PARK

Regimental number11/1383
Date of birth6 August 1893
Place of birthMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationBlacksmith
AddressCanada Street, Morrinsville
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinMother, Mrs Jane Park, Mary Street, Mount Eden, Auckland
Enlistment date17 April 1915
Rank on embarkationCorporal
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 5th Reinforcements, Wellington Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Tahiti on 13 June 1915
Final rankFarrier Sergeant
Final unitNew Zealand Machine Gun Squadron
FateDied of disease 19 October 1918
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialJerusalem War Cemetery (Row Q, Grave No 128), Palestine
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Robert and Janet Park, Auckland
Other details

War service: Egypt, Palestine

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Mounted Rifles/Fifth

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