Private

John Ashley Triggs

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Alfred Walter Triggs and of Alice Mary Triggs (nee Nicoll), of St. Clair, Dunedin, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • New Zealand Nominal Rolls (WW2)
NZ WAR GRAVES
CONTRIBUTED
Taken in Monifieth, Angus  before John (Nicol) emigrated.

Public Contributions:

Submitted by: Iris Symon
Relationship to casualty: John's Grandfather was my Great Uncle
John Nicoll and his wife Mary, adopted daughter, Alice Mary (Nicoll) emigrated from Angus, Scotland, to New Zealand. We have had no success in trying to find any of their family in New Zealand. John ... Read More

Personal Tributes:

Searching for my Great Uncle John's family. I found John Ashley's details. He was the grandson of my Great Uncle John and his wife Mary Ann who emigrated from Scotland. John's mother, Alice Mary, was... Read More

Casualty

Service Number: 
453938
Name:
John Ashley Triggs
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mr Alfred Walter Triggs (father), 10 Bedford Street, St Clair, Dunedin
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Locality on Enlistment: 
15 Pitt Street, Auckland
Place of Enlistment: 
Auckland, New Zealand
Marital Status:
Single
Occupation on Enlistment:
Labourer
Unit:
New Zealand Infantry, 23 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
21 April 1945
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
22
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF)

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
VI. G. 14.
Cemetery Location: 
Italy
John Ashley Triggs
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