John Orr TWEED

Regimental number42726
Date of birth27 April 1892
Place of birthLovell's Flat
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFarm manager
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24.8
Height5' 5"
Weight221 lbs
Next of kinFather, Andrew Tweed, Lovell's Flat, Otago
Previous military serviceServed in 12th Mounted Rifles Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date15 December 1916
Place of enlistmentMilton
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, J Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 80 Corinthic on 2 April 1917
Final rankRifleman
Final unit3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 7), Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Andrew and Margaret Tweed (both b. Ireland), Lovell's Flat, Dunedin
Family/military connectionsBrother: 54172 Lance Corporal David Henry TWEED, 2nd Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, killed in action, 8 October 1918.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 2 April 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 10 June 1917; marched into Sling Camp, 11 June 1917.

Proceeded overseas to France, 6 July 1917; joined 3rd Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 11 August 1917, and posted to A Company.

Killed in action, 12 October 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsQuestion on Atestation Form: 'Have you had any illnesses?' 'States he suffers from indigestion.'
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 57, p. 37
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22014435

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