Jack CAIRNS

Regimental number14071
OccupationLabourer
Next of kinMother, Mrs M Cairns, 125 Sherborne Street, St Albans, Christchurch
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 5th Reinforcements to 3rd Battalion, G Company (Unattached)
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 26 June 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 6 July 1917
Age at death from cemetery recordsMotor Car Cemetery (Row B, Grave No 1), Belgium
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 34, p. 34