John Forrest SPEAR

Regimental number13533
OccupationFarm hand
Next of kinMother, Mrs J M Spear, Te Awamutu
Rank on embarkationDriver
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 13th Reinforcements, New Zealand Army Service Corps
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on 27 May 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unitNew Zealand Cyclist Battalion
FateDied of wounds 1 November 1918
Place of burialCambrai East Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No 10), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Janet M. Spear
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 33, p. 20