John PETTY

Regimental number9/565
Place of birthSunderland, England
AddressTimpany's Siding, Southland
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinMrs J Durnton, 11 Duke Street, Millfield, Sutherland, Durham, England
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Three squadrons of the Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment left New Zealand on board 'Hawke's Bay', and one squadron on board 'Verdala'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unitNew Zealand Machine Gun Corps
FateDied of disease 3 January 1919
Age at death from cemetery records35
Place of burialInvercargill (Eastern) Cemetery (Soldiers' Avenue, Block 1, Plot 4)
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Wife: Harriet Emily Petty, 12 Compton Road, Invercargill
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Mounted Rifles/Main Body

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