John CARSON

Regimental number12743
Place of birthAustralia
OccupationWool classer
Next of kinFriend, J Jamieson, 125 Lower High Street, Christchurch
Rank on embarkationDriver
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 13th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Artillery
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on 27 May 1916
The Nominal Roll gives the date of embarkation as 27 May 1916; harbour records show that the actual date of embarkation was 31 May 1916.
Final rankDriver
Final unitNew Zealand Field Artillery
FateDied of wounds 29 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialNine Elms British Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row B, Grave No 10), Poperinge, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Annie Carson
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 33, p. 18