John Fletcher CARLYLE

Regimental number7/826
Date of birth2 January 1885
Place of birthExeter, Devon, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSheep farmer
AddressOponae, Opotiki
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation30
Height5' 10.5"
Weight161 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs May Eliza Carlyle, 3 Brougham Terrace, Exmouth, Devon, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date23 January 1915
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 3rd Reinforcements, Canterbury Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 19 Apimara on 14 February 1915
Final rankTrooper
Final unitCanterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateKilled in Action 28 August 1915
Place of burialHill 60 Cemetery (Special Memorial No 10), Gallipoli, Turkey
Family/military connectionsBrother: Trooper William Hey CARLYLE, Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Joined unit at Gallipoli, 23 August 1915.

Reported missing, 28 August 1915.

Board of Enquiry, held at Zeitoun, 16 January 1916, concluded: 'Missing, believed dead'.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Mounted Rifles/Third
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880, File 21892253

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