Private

John Readhead

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of the late John and Sophia Readhead; husband of Rosa E. Readhead, of 68, Longfellow St., Christchurch. Native of Havelock, Victoria, Australia. Also served as a Trooper in Egypt.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
3/1721
Name:
John Readhead
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs R.E. Readhead (wife), Domain Lodge, Ashburton, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Curator
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Medical Corps

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action at Foureaux Wood
Date of Death:
22 September 1916
Day of Death:
Friday
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
05 February 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 42
HMNZT 43
HMNZT 44
Vessel:
Ulimaroa or Mokoia or Navua
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
France
John Readhead
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