John David DURRANT

Regimental number42639
OccupationFarm labourer
Next of kinMother, Mrs T Durrant, Waitahuna Road, Lawrence
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, J Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 80 Corinthic on 2 April 1917
Final rankRifleman
Final unit3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateDied of wounds 7 November 1917
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialBoulogne Eastern Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row I, Grave No 107), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Theresa Durrant, Lawrence, Otago
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 57, p. 35

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