John REILLY

Regimental number10/1626
Date of birth27 May 1893
Place of birthAuckland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressUpokopoiti, Wanganui River
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21.6
Height5' 5"
Weight130 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Catherine Reilly, 151 Bell Street, Wanganui
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date15 December 1914
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 3rd Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Tahiti on 14 February 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 22), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Mrs C. Reilly, 1 Somerset Place, Newton, Auckland
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Joined Bn at Gallipoli, 9 May 1915.

Reported missing, 8 August 1915.

Board of Enquiry, held at Moascar Camp, Ismailia, 16 January 1916, concluded: 'Missing, believed to be dead, 8 August 1915'.

War service: 237 days (of which 176 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Third
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20805158

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