Private

John Bodley Kelland

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of George and Mary Kelland, of Manaia, Waimate West.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES
CONTRIBUTED

Public Contributions:

Submitted by: Jeff Kelland
Relationship to casualty: Great Nephew
My grandfather (left) John Bodley (right). Their brother Walter also served. [Clarence Robert Kelland served in WW1 and WW2, and died in 1969 - NZWGT]

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
31294
Name:
John Bodley Kelland
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Mary Bowers (mother), Taumarunui, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Carrier
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Wellington Regiment

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of sickness
Date of Death:
11 February 1917
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
21
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
15 November 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 68
HMNZT 69
Vessel:
Maunganui or Tahiti
Destination:
Plymouth or Devonport, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
35
Cemetery Location: 
United Kingdom
John Bodley Kelland
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