Trooper

John West

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of the late W. R. West, of Cambridge, Auckland, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
17548
Name:
John West
Rank: 
Trooper
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
W.R. West (father), Fencourt, Rural Delivery, Cambridge, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farmer
Unit:
NZEF, New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade, Auckland Mounted Rifles

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
24 September 1918
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Age at Death: 
37
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
05 December 1916
Transport:
HMNZT 70
Vessel:
Waihora
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
J. 7.
John West
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