John WELLS

Regimental number6/2322
AddressWoodstock
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinMother, Mrs N L Wells, Woodstock, Westland
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 5th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Maunganui on 13 June 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 11 June 1917
Place of burialHazebrouck Communal Cemetery (Plot I, Row G, Grave No 5), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Mrs N.L. Wells, Woodstock, Hokitika, Westland
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Fifth