John WADE

Regimental number61006
Date of birth12 June 1884
Place of birthNew Zealand
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFarmer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation33
Height5' 6"
Weight130 lbs
Next of kinFather, J E Wade, Winchester Road, Temuka
Previous military serviceNil
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 30th Reinforcements, F Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT No 93 Corinthic on 13 October 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unitCanterbury Infantry Regiment
FateDied of disease 23 August 1918
Age at death from cemetery records34
Place of burialSt Mary New Churchyard (Grave No 117), Codford, Wiltshire, England
Other details

War service: England

Embarked Wellington, 13 October 1917; disembarked Liverpool, England, 8 December 1917, and marched into Sling Camp, 9 December 1917

Admitted to Tidworth Military Hospital, 29 January 1918 (rubella).

Discharged to Perham Quarantine Camp, 29 January 1918

Readmitted to Tidworth Military Hospital, 5 February 1918; placed on 'Seriously Ill' List, 18 February 1918.

Transferred to No 3 NZ General Hospital, Codford, 9 April 1918; placed on 'Dangerously Ill' List, 21 June 1918 (Tuberculous Lung),

Died, 23 August 1918.

Medal: British War Medal
Miscellaneous detailsJohn Edward (b. Ireland) and Catherine (b. Ireland) Wade
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 72, p. 21
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22021000

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