John CARSON

Regimental number24/991
Addressc/o H Hayman, Willowbridge
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinSister, Miss Lily Carson, Frederick Street, Belfast, Ireland
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 10 October 1915
D Company, 2nd Bn, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, embarked on board five ships: HMNZT 'Mauganui', HMNZT 31 'Tahiti', HMNZT 32 'Aparima', HMNZT 33 'Navua', and HMNZT 34 'Warrimoo'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankRifleman
Final unit2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateDied of wounds 15 October 1917
Place of burialLijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XXI, Row H, Grave No 4A), Poperinge, Belgium
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: D Company/2nd NZRB