John WYNYARD

Regimental number20704
Date of birth1886
Place of birthWhangerei
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSugar works
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFriend, John Lewis Leonard, Chelsea, Auckland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date2 June 1916
Rank on embarkationCorporal
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Maori Contingent, 8th Reinforcements
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 65 Pakeha on 23 September 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unitNew Zealand (Maori) Pioneer Battalion
FateDied of wounds 9 June 1917
Place of burialBailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Nord) (Plot III, Row C, Grave No 239), Nord, France
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 23 September 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 18 November 1916, and marched in to Sling Camp.

Proceeded overseas to France, 21 December 1916.

Wounded in action, 7 June 1917 (gun shot wound, thigh and face), admitted to Field Ambulance, and transferred same day to No 2 Casualty Clearing Station.

Died of wounds, 9 June 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 41, p. 40
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805

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