John Lester TOMLINSON

Regimental number27394
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinMother, Mrs Annie Jane Tomlinson, 35 Crawford Street, St Albans, Christchurch
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 17th Reinforcements, J Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 64 Devon on 25 September 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 7 June 1917
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialMessines Ridge British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row E, Grave No 27), nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Frederick and Annie Jane Tomlinson, 65 Caledonian Road, St Albans, Christchurch
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 41, p. 21