John STEWART

Regimental number11/1978
Address26 Austin Street, Wellington
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, James Stewart, Coachbuilder, Palmerston, Otago
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 8th Reinforcements, Wellington Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Tofua on 13 November 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unitRuahine Company, 2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 16 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsCaterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Ellen Stewart, 14 Cochrane Street, Mornington, Dunedin
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Mounted Rifles/Eighth

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