John Buller Hicks von Tunzlemann SAXON

Regimental number2/1949
Address78 Tasman Street, Nelson
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinMother, Mrs C Saxon, 78 Tasman Street, Nelson
Rank on embarkationCorporal
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Field Artillery, Samoan Advance Party
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 15 August 1914
The Samoan Advance Party left New Zealand on board two ships (HMNZT 1 'Moeraki' and HMNZT 2 'Monowai'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankSergeant
Final unit6th (Howitzer) Battery, 2nd Brigade, New Zealand Field Artillery
FateKilled in Action 17 September 1916
Place of burialFlatiron Copse Cemetery (Plot V, Row I, Grave No 2), Mametz, near Albert, Somme, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Brother: Kendall Saxon, Emmanuel College, Cambridge, England
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Field Artillery/Samoan Adv & Fifth