John THIRD

Regimental number6/4649
OccupationLabourer
Next of kinMother, Mrs Third, 414 Gladstone Road, Gisborne
Rank on embarkationLance Corporal
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 11th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 1 April 1916
The Infantry component of the 11th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships (HMNZT 49 'Maunganui' and HMNZT 50 'Tahiti'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. The Nominal Roll gives the date of departure as 1 April 1916; harbour records indicate that the actual date of embarkation was 2 April 1916.
Family/military connectionsBrothers: 24/1578 Alexander THIRD; 10/2336 Ronald THIRD
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 28, p. 10