John Smith GLOVER

Regimental number49889
OccupationLabourer
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation30.7
Height5' 8"
Weight136 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs M Glover, Waituna, Southland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date27 February 1917
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 28th Reinforcements (First Draft), Wellington Infantry Regiment, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Waitemata on 14 July 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 11 October 1918
Age at death from cemetery records32
Place of burialRomeries Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot VII, Row D, Grave No 5), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Elizabeth GLOVER, Waituna, Southland; Wife: May GLOVER, James Street, Timaru, New Zealand
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 69, p. 7

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