Sergeant

John Wilkinson Black

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of George and Catherine Black, of Irvine St., Lawrence, Otago, New Zealand. Also served in Samoa.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
1/528
Name:
John Wilkinson Black
Rank: 
Sergeant
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs G. Black, Irvine Street, Lawrence, Otago, New Zealand|Mrs G. Black (mother), Irvine Street, Lawrence, Otago, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
26 Hawkestone Street, Wellington, New Zealand|Unknown address
Occupation on Enlistment:
Unknown occupation|Civil servant
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Wellington Regiment, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
04 October 1917
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
34
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Bodies of Embarkation:

Samoan Advance Party
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Transport:

HMNZT 1
HMNZT 2
HMNZT 71
Vessels:

Moeraki or Monowai
Port Lyttelton
Destinations:

Apia, Samoa
Plymouth, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
V. E. 2.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
John Wilkinson Black
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