Rifleman

John Cairncross

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Husband of Agnes Beck Cairncross, of 6, Wilton Hill, Hawick, Scotland.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
15871
Name:
John Cairncross
Rank: 
Rifleman
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Agnes Beck Cairncross (wife), Post-office, Tauranga, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Motorman
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
3 New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade, 3 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
28 February 1917
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
41
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
26 July 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 59
HMNZT 60
Vessel:
Waitemata or Ulimaroa
Destination:
Devonport, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
I. L. 12.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
John Cairncross
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