Lance Corporal

John Forbes Menzies

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. James Kerr Menzies, of 34, Bayfield Rd., Anderson's Bay, Dunedin. Native of Tapanui, Otago.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
8/3007
Name:
John Forbes Menzies
Rank: 
Lance Corporal
Date of Birth:
Not known
Place of Birth: 
Otago, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
J.K. Menzies (father), School, North-east Harbour, Dunedin, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Waiwera South, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Otago Regiment, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
27 September 1916
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
29
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
7th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
09 October 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 32
HMNZT 33
HMNZT 34
Vessel:
Aparima or Navua or Warrimoo
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
France
John Forbes Menzies
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