Private

John Polson

Conflict: 
WW1
References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
40841
Name:
John Polson
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs L. Kilworth (sister), Methven, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Engine driver
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Canterbury Regiment, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
06 August 1917
Day of Death:
Monday
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 February 1917
Transport:
HMNZT 78
Vessel:
Navua
Destination:
Devonport, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
IV. K. 13.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
John Polson
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