John Peter RIVERS

Regimental number23437
OccupationLabourer
Next of kinMother, Mrs Mary Rivers, Paroa, Russell, Bay of Islands
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Rifle Brigade, 7th Reinforcements to 1st Battalion, E Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 27 May 1916
Final rankRifleman
Final unit3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 7 April 1918
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialEuston Road Cemetery (Plot IV, Row C, Grave No 10), Colincamps, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Mary Elizabeth Rivers, Russell, Bay of Islands
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 33, p. 28

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