Lance Corporal

John George Laidlaw

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Hannah and the late John Laidlaw, of Otautau, Southland, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
8/4159
Name:
John George Laidlaw
Rank: 
Lance Corporal
Date of Birth:
08 August 1892
Next of Kin: 
John Laidlaw (father), Otautau, Southland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Labourer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Otago Regiment, 3 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
04 October 1917
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
22
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
01 April 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 49
HMNZT 50
Vessel:
Maunganui or Tahiti
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
XX. F. 13.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
John George Laidlaw
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