John FROOD

Regimental number65211
Place of birthGlasgow, Scotland
OccupationLabourer
Next of kinMother, Mrs E Frood, 13 Dick Street, Glasgow, Scotland
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 33rd Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Regiment, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 99 Athenic on 31 December 1917
Final rankRifleman
Final unit3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 9 September 1918
Age at death from cemetery records37
Place of burialMetz-en-Couture Communal Cemetery British Extension (Plot III, Row E, Grave No 14), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Father: James Frood, 13 Dick Street, North Western, Glasgow, Scotland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 76, p. 5

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