Avon John Roderique

Private

Conflict:

WW1

Additional Information:

Son of the late J. Roderique, of Riverton, New Zealand.

References:

CWGC

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

Thi extract from the Otago history fails to mention the soldier who committed the crime, according to the Board of Enquiry, Private Avon Roderique.

'A tragic affair occurred in the 2nd Battalion lines on March 3rd. Captain R.J. Hill M.C., and 2nd Lieut. D. McLean were fatally shot without apparent reason by a private of the Battalion Transport, who, presumably insane, subsequently shot himself. A funeral service was held in the Hondeghem Cemetery on the following day was attended by representatives of each company and of other branches of the Division.' (Byrnes -Official History of the Otago Regiment)

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Casualty

Service Number:

9/1958

Name:

Avon John Roderique

Rank:

Private

Date of Birth:

Not known

Next of Kin:

J. Roderique (father), Riverton, New Zealand

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Occupation on Enlistment:

Labourer

Unit:

NZEF, Otago Regiment, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Suicide

Date of Death:

03 March 1918

Day of Death:

Sunday

Conflict:

WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:

New Zealand Expeditionary Force

Embarkation Place:

Wellington, New Zealand

Embarkment Date:

08 January 1916

Transport:

HMNZT 37

Vessel:

Maunganui

Destination:

Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Hazebrouck Communal Cemetery

Cemetery Reference:

III. C. 35.

Cemetery Location:

France