Trooper

John Leybourne Grace

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Emily Laurencetson (formerly Grace), of Carterton, Wellington, and the late Nathaniel Grace. Native of Gladstone, Wellington.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
11/264
Name:
John Leybourne Grace
Rank: 
Trooper
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Emily Grace (mother), Carterton, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Ngakonui, Martinborough, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farmer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade, Wellington Mounted Rifles

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
30 May 1915
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
19
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Main Body
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 October 1914
Transport:

HMNZT 6
HMNZT 10
Vessel:
Orari or Arawa
Destination:
Suez, Egypt (3 December 1914)

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
72
Cemetery Location: 
Turkey
John Leybourne Grace
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