John DUNCAN

Regimental number56568
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinFather, T S Duncan, Aria, Te Kuiti
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 29th Reinforcements, E Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington
E Company, 29th Reinforcements, left New Zealand on board two ships: 'Mokoia' (13 August 1917) and SS 'Ruahine' (15 August 1917). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual in E Company embarked.
Final rankRifleman
Final unit4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateDied of wounds 29 March 1918
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialDoullens Communal Cemetery Extension No 1 (Plot VI, Row G, Grave No 7), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas S. and Annie Duncan, Aria, Te Kuiti
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 70, p. 17

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