Private

John Thomas Giddens

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Giddens, of Otaki, Wellington.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
24/1663
Name:
John Thomas Giddens
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs W. Giddens sen. (mother), Otaki, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Labourer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Wellington Regiment, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
02 October 1916
Day of Death:
Monday
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
08 January 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 38
HMNZT 39
Vessel:
Tahiti or Warrimoo
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
France
John Thomas Giddens
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