John William REARDON

Regimental number34927
OccupationCoal merchant
Next of kinMother, Mrs E Reardon, Woodlands, Southland
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 20th Reinforcements (2nd Draft), Otago Infantry Regiment, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Athenic on 30 December 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 27 December 1917
Age at death from cemetery records29
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsButtes New British Cemetery (New Zealand) Memorial, Polygon Wood, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Elizabeth Reardon, 17 Ravelston Street, Tainui, Dunedin. Native of Woodlands, Southland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 49, p. 5