John Harry GRAVES

Regimental number23/1400
AddressHastings
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinMother, Mrs S Graves, Green Street Green, Orpington, Kent ,England
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1st Battalion, 2nd Reinforcements, E Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 13 November 1915
Members of E Company left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 35 'Willochra' and HMNZT 36 'Tofua'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankRifleman
Final unit1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateDied of wounds 20 June 1916
Age at death from cemetery records38
Place of burialBailleul Communal Cemetery Extenson (Nord) (Plot II, Row E, Grave No 189), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Sarah Graves, Old Laundry, Green Street Green, Farnborough, Kent, England
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: E Company/2nd Rfts of 1st NZRB

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