John Byron SEXTON

Regimental number23/278
AddressCriterion Hotel, Oamaru
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, S Sexton, Kennedy Street, St Kilda, Dunedin
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Maunganui on 10 October 1915
Final rankRifleman
Final unitA Company, 1st Battalion, New Zealand rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 15 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialSerre Road Cemetery No 2 (Plot XXXVI, Row C, Grave No 10), Somme, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Silas and Grace Sexton, 46 Chambers Street, North East Valley, Dunedin
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: A Company/1st NZRB