Sergeant

John Gilks

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of John and Amelia Ann Gilks, of Montgomery Avenue, Dunedin, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
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Casualty

Service Number: 
36597
Name:
John Gilks
Rank: 
Sergeant
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs J. Gilks (mother), Montgomery Avenue, Dunedin, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Clerk
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Otago Regiment, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
21 January 1918
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death: 
20
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
26 April 1917
Transport:
HMNZT 83
Vessel:
Tofua
Destination:
Plymouth, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
XXVII. F. 2.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
John Gilks
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