John WOODFORD

Regimental number23/1881
OccupationLabourer
Next of kinSister-in-law, Mrs A Woodford, Green Island, Dunedin
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1915, 3rd Reinforcements of 1st Battalion, E Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 38 Tahiti on 8 January 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 18 September 1916
Place of burialDernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row A, Grave No 2), Somme, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Brother: Mr H.T. Woodford, Muir Street, Green Island
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 15, p. 6