John Russell WALKER

Regimental number6/1427
AddressCape Foulwind via Westport
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinG Walker, Ferntown, Collingwood, Nelson
Rank on embarkationCorporal
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 2nd Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on 14 December 1914
Final rankDriver
Final unitNew Zealand Field Artillery
FateKilled in Action 18 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 8), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Alexander and Marion Walker, Ferntown, Collingwood, Nelson
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Second

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