John Joseph GODWIN

Regimental number34663
OccupationLabourer
Next of kinUncle, F Godwin, Alford, Forest Road, Ashburton
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 20th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 71 Port Lyttelton on 7 December 1916
Final rankCorporal
Final unit3rd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 26 November 1917
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsButtes New British Cemetery (New Zealand) Memorial, Polygon Wood, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Theresa Wederell (formerly Godwin), Pokako, Ohakune
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 47, p. 9

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