Rifleman

John Trask Porter

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Sidney and Francis Amelia Porter, of Ashburton, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES
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John was one of those unfortunates who was killed by his own, presumably faulty, equipment. He was killed when a 3” Stokes shell detonated prematurely at the bottom of the barrel, killing two other... Read More

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Casualty

Service Number: 
25/1009
Name:
John Trask Porter
Rank: 
Rifleman
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Sydney Porter (father), Netherby, Ashburton, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Plasterer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
3 New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade, 3 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
23 November 1916
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
23
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
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 Reference: 
I. F. 28.
Cemetery Location: 
France
John Trask Porter
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