John TAYLOR

Regimental number42593
OccupationDredge fireman
Next of kinFather, J Taylor, Hope Hill, Allanton, Otago
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 23rd Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Regiment, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Ruapehu on 14 March 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 October 1918
Age at death from cemetery records31
Place of burialAnneux British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row B, Grave No 16), between Cambrai and Bapaume, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr & Mrs John Taylor, Glenore, Otago
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 57, p. 15

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