John Athol Lorenzo TANSLEY

Regimental number67721
OccupationClerk
Next of kinFather, S Tansley, Victoria Avenue, Dannevirke
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 36th Reinforcements, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board SS Balmoral Castle on 24 April 1918
SS 'Balmoral Castle' left New Zealand, 24 April 1918; returned to Wellington, 27 April 1918; sailed, 2 May 1918.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 3 October 1918
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialGrevillers British Cemetery (Plot XVI, Row B, Grave No 18), Pas de Calais, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Samuel and Caroline Jane Tansley, Dannevirke
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Rolls Vol. 4: Roll 81, p. 19