John PILKINGTON

Regimental number23725
Place of birthAccrington, England
OccupationEngineer
Next of kinSister, Mrs S Fox, Ravenswood Road, St Clair, Dunedin
Rank on embarkationSapper
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 13th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Engineers
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 27 May 1916
Final rankSapper
Final unit4th Field Company, New Zealand Engineers
FateDied of wounds 27 June 1917
Age at death from cemetery records39
Place of burialTrois Arbres Cemetery (Plot I, Row R, Grave No 24), Steenwerck, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Jane Elizabeth Pilkington
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 33, p. 22

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