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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
John Black |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Private |
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| Forename(s): |
John |
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| Surname: |
Black |
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| War: |
World War I, 1914-1918 |
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| Serial No.: |
10/3488 |
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| First Known Rank: |
Private |
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| Occupation before Enlistment: |
Farm labourer |
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| Next of Kin: |
A. Black (father), Marton, New Zealand |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
New Zealand Expeditionary Force |
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| Embarkation Unit: |
9th Reinforcements Wellington Infantry Battalion, B Company |
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| Embarkation Date: |
8 January 1916 |
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| Place of Embarkation: |
Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Transport: |
HMNZT 37 |
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| Vessel: |
Maunganui |
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| Destination: |
Suez, Egypt |
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| Nominal Roll Number: |
21 |
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| Page on Nominal Roll: |
19 |
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| Last Unit Served: |
Wellington Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion |
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| Place of Death: |
United Kingdom to France |
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| Date of Death: |
11 October 1916 |
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| Age at Death: |
21 |
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| Year of Death: |
1916 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Died of wounds |
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| Cemetery Name: |
Netley Military Cemetery, Hampshire, England |
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| Grave Reference: |
N. 373. |
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| Biographical Notes: |
John Black was the son of Alexander Black, of Spring Creek, Marton, New Zealand. |
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| Archives NZ source: |
Military personnel file |
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| Sources Used: |
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission. URL: http://www.cwgc.org
- Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1917
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