John Robert BLATCH

Regimental number25/1191
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinFather, A F Blatch, Otautau, South Otago
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 3rd Battalion, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 5 February 1916
Final rankRifleman
Final unit3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 15 September 1916
Place of burialBulls Road Cemetery (Plot II, Row L, Grave No 15), Flers, France
Family/military connectionsBrother: 61186 Ernest Arthur BATCH, 1st Bn, Auckland Infantry Regiment, killed in action, 1 October 1918.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 24, p. 14