John Robert ALMOND

Regimental number13/2290
AddressTaupo Quay, Wanganui
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinBrother-in-law, A Robertson, 60 River Bank Wanganui
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 7th Reinforcements, Auckland Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 10 October 1915
The Mounted Rifles component of the 7th Reinforcements left New Zealand on 10 October 1915 on board two ships, 'Aparima' and 'Navua'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unitAuckland Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 21 February 1917
Place of burialLille Southern Cemetery (Plot III, Row B, Grave No. 37), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Brother: Mr W.H. Almond, Christchurch
Other detailsWounded in action, France, and taken prisoner of war. Died in Germany of wounds, 21 February 1917.
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Mounted Rifles/Seventh