John Steel BYERS

Regimental number12/1574
AddressHenderson, Auckland
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, Arthur H Byers, Henderson, Auckland
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 3rd Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 4 Tahiti on 14 February 1915
Final rankSergeant
Final unit1st Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 7 June 1917
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsMessines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Arthur H. and Mary Byers, Huntly, Hamilton. Native of Scotland
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Third