John PETERSON

Regimental number25934
OccupationShearer
Next of kinMother, Mrs A Larsen, Makaretu North, Hawke's Bay
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 11th Reinforcements to 1st and 2nd Battalions, E Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 64 Devon on 25 September 1916
Final rankRifleman
Final unit1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateDied of wounds 7 June 1917
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialBailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Nord) (Plot III, Row C, Grave No 271), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Mrs A. Larsen, Makaretu, Hawke's Bay
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 41, p. 29