John Peterson CUTHBERTSON

Regimental number45343
Date of birth24 October 1896
Place of birthCoromandel
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLeather dresser
Marital statusSingle
Height5' 8"
Weight126 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs R Cuthbertson, Sunnyvale, Green Island, Dunedin
Previous military serviceNil (previously rejected for enlistment on account of eyesight and right arm: Medical Exam: 'Cannot supinate right hand completely.')
Enlistment date5 January 1917
Place of enlistmentDunedin
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, G Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 84 Turakina on 26 April 1917
Final rankRifleman
Final unit2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Place of burialPoelcapelle British Cemetery (Plot XXVIII, Row F, Grave No 2), Belgium
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 26 April 1917; admitted to ship's hospital, 3 June 1917; discharged, 8 June 1917; admitted to ship's hospital, 18 June 1917; discharged, 25 June 1917 (no details recorded); disembarked Devonport, England, 20 July 1917, and marched into Sling Camp.

Proceeded overseas to France, 21 September 1917; joined 2nd Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 8 October 1917, and posted to A Company.

Reported missing, 12 October 1917.

Court of Enquiry, 27 April 1918, concluded: 'Killed in action, 12 October 1917.'

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 62, p. 29
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20994794