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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
John Kenneth Eiffe |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Private |
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| Forename(s): |
John Kenneth |
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| Surname: |
Eiffe |
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| War: |
World War I, 1914-1918 |
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| Serial No.: |
44461 |
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| Gender: |
Male |
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| Place of Birth: |
Australia |
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| First Known Rank: |
Private |
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| Occupation before Enlistment: |
Mechanic |
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| Next of Kin: |
Mrs M. Eiffe (mother), 5 Adelaide Street, Petone, Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
New Zealand Expeditionary Force |
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| Embarkation Unit: |
24th Reinforcements Wellington Infantry Regiment, B Company |
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| Embarkation Date: |
5 April 1917 |
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| Place of Embarkation: |
Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Transport: |
HMNZT 81 |
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| Vessel: |
Devon |
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| Destination: |
Devonport, England |
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| Nominal Roll Footnotes: |
Born in Australia. |
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| Nominal Roll Number: |
59 |
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| Page on Nominal Roll: |
8 |
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| Last Unit Served: |
Wellington Infantry Regiment, 3rd Battalion |
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| Place of Death: |
Ypres, Belgium |
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| Date of Death: |
4 October 1917 |
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| Age at Death: |
21 |
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| Year of Death: |
1917 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Killed in action |
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| Memorial Name: |
Tyne Cot Memorial, Tyne Cot Cemetery, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
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| Memorial Reference: |
N.Z. Apse, Panel 6. |
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| Biographical Notes: |
John Eiffe was the son of Simon and Mary Eiffe, of Adelaide St., Petone, Wellington, New Zealand. Native of Australia. |
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| Description of Image: |
Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1917 |
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| Archives NZ source: |
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| Sources Used: |
- Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume III. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1918
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission. URL: http://www.cwgc.org
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