Sapper

John Drysdale

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of John and Sarah Drysdale.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
37462
Name:
John Drysdale
Rank: 
Sapper
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
John Drysdale (father), 49 Helena Street, South Dunedin, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Driver
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Engineers, Tunnelling Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
05 May 1917
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
24
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Engineers Tunnelling Company
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
15 November 1916
Transport:
HMNZT 69
Vessel:
Tahiti
Destination:
Devonport, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
IV. K. 43.
Cemetery Location: 
France
John Drysdale
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