John Wilkinson BLACK

Regimental number1/528
Address26 Hawkestone Street, Wellington
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinMrs G Black, Irvine Street, Lawrence, Otago
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameSamoan Advance Party, 5th Regiment, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 15 August 1914
A Company, 5th Regiment, left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 1 'Moeraki' and HMNZT 2 'Monowai'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determione on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankSergeant
Final unit2nd Battalion, Wellington Inantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 4 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records34
Place of burialDochy Farm New British Cemetery (Plot V, Row E, Grave No 2),
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Catherine Black, Irvine Street, Lawrence, Otago
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: A Company 5th Regiment/Samoan Adv. See other entry for second embarkation.