Private

John Warden Melvin

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of John and Ellen Melvin, of Tokanui, Southland, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
56940
Name:
John Warden Melvin
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
J. Melvin (father), Tokanui, Southland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Sawmiller
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Otago Regiment, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
23 August 1918
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
21
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
26 July 1917
Transport:
HMNZT 90
Vessel:
Ulimaroa
Destination:
Plymouth, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
XI. AA. 19.
Cemetery Location: 
France
John Warden Melvin
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