John DOHERTY

Regimental number36957
OccupationBushman
Next of kinMother, Mrs A Moore, 46 Abel Smith Street, Wellington
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, H Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Waitemata on 19 January 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unitOtago Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 5 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialNine Elms British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row A, Grave No 5), Poperinge, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Michael and Annie Doherty, 46 Abel Smith Street, Wellington
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 52, p. 32