John SHANKLAND

Regimental number19056
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinMother, Mrs J Shankland, Tokanui, Southland
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 6th Reinforcements to 4th Battalion, H Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Ulimaroa on 29 July 1916
Final rankRifleman
Final unit4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 29 March 1918
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialEuston Road Cemetery (Pot III, Row D, Grave No 2), Colincamps, Somme, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Jane Shankland, Tokanui, Southland, and the late John Shankland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 37, p. 36