John Robert REID

Regimental number10/778
Date of birth25 March 1891
Place of birthWanganui
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationBaker
AddressPatea
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23.4
Height5' 6"
Weight150 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Derungs, London Street, Aramoho, Wanganui
Previous military service11th Regiment (Taranaki Rifles)
Enlistment date12 August 1914
Place of enlistmentNew Plymouth
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankCorporal
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand no date stated
Medals

Mentioned in Despatches

'Mentioned in General I. Hamilton's despatch of the 26th August 1915. (Commander in Chief, Mediterranean Expeditionary Force).'
Source: London Gazette
Date: 5 November 1915

Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Emabarked Wellington, 16 October 1914; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 3 December 1914.

Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915.

Wounded in action, Anzac, 7-9 August 1915 (gunshot wound, left arm and right knee); disembarked Egypt, 12 August 1915.

On duty with unit, 10 January 1916.

Disembarked New Zealand, 24 April 1916; discharged (unfit for war service on account of wounds received in action), 20 June 1916.

Total war service: 1 year 313 days (of which 1 year 191 days were abroad).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death17 July 1960, Greytown
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20805013

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