John SPOWART

Regimental number24/1821
True NameSPOWART, John Jasper
OccupationCook
Next of kinFather, D Spowart, Municipal Buildings, Alloa, Scotland
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1915, 3rd Reinforcements of 2nd Battalion, F Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Tahiti on 8 January 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 4 April 1918
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialMartinsart British Cemetery (Plot I, Row H, Grave No 34), nr Albert, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr & Mrs David Spowart, 28 Erskine Street, Alloa, Scotland
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 15, p. 10