John SOUTHGATE

Regimental number25957
OccupationFarm hand
Next of kinFather, Herbert Southgate, Rookery Farm, Tattingstone, Suffolk, England
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 11th Reinforcements to 1st and 2nd Battalions, E Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 64 Devon on 25 September 1916
Final rankRifleman
Final unit3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 7 June 1917
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsMessines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Zonnebeke, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr & Mrs H. Southgate, England
Family/military connectionsBrother: 22879 Pte Samuel SOUTHGATE, 2nd Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, killed in action, 15 September 1916.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 41, p. 30

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