John Thomas PLUCK

Regimental number7/2126
OccupationShop hand
Next of kinMother, Mrs C M A Pluck, Rakaia, Canterbury
Rank on embarkationCorporal
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 9th Reinforcements, Canterbury Mounted Rifles, C Squadron
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board SS Maunganui on 8 January 1916
Final rankCorporal
Final unit2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 12 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 2), nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charles Pluck, Rakaia, Canterbury, and the late Caroline Mary Ann Pluck
Family/military connectionsBrother: 32381 Henry James PLUCK
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 21, p. 7

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