John Herbert VOSPER

Regimental number30999
Date of birth10 May 1896
Place of birthNelson
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationPainter
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Height5' 9"
Weight168 lbs
Next of kinFather, T Vosper, 53 Vanguard Street, Nelson
Enlistment date22 August 1916
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 20th Reinforcements (2nd Draft), New Zealand Rifle Brigade Details, J Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Opawa on 2 January 1917
Final rankLance Corporal
Final unitB Company,1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 12 September 1918
Place of burialGouzeaucourt New British Cemetery (Plot VII, Row E, Grave No 11), France
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 30 December 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 3 March 1917; marched in to Sling Camp and posted to B Company, 5th Reserve Bn, New Zealand Rifle Brigade.

Marched in to Codford and taken on strength, 16th Waikato Company, 3rd Bn, Auckland Infantry Regiment, 15 April 1917.

Proceeded overseas to France, 28 May 1917.

Attached to 1st Australian Tunnelling Company, 18 January 1918.

Attached to strength of XXII Corps Reinforcement Camp, Abeele, 8 February 1918.

Posted to 3rd Bn, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 21 February 1918; joined B Company, 3rd Bn, in the field, 10 April 1918.

Appointed Lance Corporal, 20 June 1918.

On leave to the United Kingdom, 3 August 1918; rejoined unit, 21 August 1918.

Killed in action, 12 September 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 49, p. 14
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805

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