John GEOFFREY

Regimental number13000
Date of birth11 June 1885
Place of birthWedderburn, Otago
OccupationFarmer
Age at embarkation30
Next of kinSister, Mrs J D Smith, Glenledi via Milton, Otago
Enlistment date13 January 1916
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 3rd Reinforcements to 4th Battalion, H Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 53 Navua on 6 May 1916
Final rankRifleman
Final unit3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateDied of disease 17 June 1917
Age at death from cemetery records32
Place of burialSt Nicholas' Churchyard (Plot A, Row 2, Grave No 4), Brockenhurst, Hampshire, England
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Dominick and Johannah Geoffrey, Wedderburn
Other details

War Service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 31, p. 23

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