John Francis STAUNTON

Regimental number49937
OccupationFarm labourer
Next of kinMother, Mrs Bridget Staunton, West Plains, Southland
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, J Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 82 Pakeha on 26 April 1917
Final rankRifleman
Final unit2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateDied of wounds 12 April 1918
Age at death from cemetery records36
Place of burialDoullens Communal Cemetery Extension No 1 (Plot VI, Row C, Grave No 30), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Bridget Staunton, Galway, Ireland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 67, p. 38

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