John CAIRNS

Regimental number22769
OccupationFarm labourer
Next of kinFriend, John R Jack, 58 Ferguson Street, Palmerston North, Manawatu
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Rifle Brigade, 7th Reinforcements to 2nd Battalion, F Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 27 May 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 23 October 1917
Place of burialLonguenesse (St Omer) Souvenir Cemetery (Plot IV, Row E, Grave No 63), France,
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 33, p. 29

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