John Wright Omand

Private

Conflict:

WW1

Additional Information:

Son of Peter Spence Omand and Susannah Omand, of 9, McMillan St., Roslyn, Dunedin, New Zealand.

References:

CWGC

Archives New Zealand

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

"Private J. W. Omand, killed by a gunshot wound in action, was the son of Mr P. S. Omand, of Roslyn. Educated at the Kaikorai and Maori Hill Schools, he entered the employ of Omand Brothers, and left with the Seventeenth Reinforcements. He was an accomplished violinist, and at the meeting of the Dunedin Philharmonic Society a resolution of condolence with the parents was adopted." [Otago Witness, Issue 3322, 14 November 1917, Page 19]

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Casualty

Service Number:

27573

Name:

John Wright Omand

Rank:

Private

Date of Birth:

Not known

Next of Kin:

Peter Spence Omand (father), 9 McMillan Street, Roslyn, Dunedin, New Zealand

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Occupation on Enlistment:

Painter

Unit:

NZEF, Otago Regiment, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Died of wounds

Date of Death:

26 October 1917

Day of Death:

Friday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:

New Zealand Expeditionary Force

Embarkation Place:

Wellington, New Zealand

Embarkment Date:

23 September 1916

Transport:

HMNZT 65

Vessel:

Pakeha

Destination:

Devonport, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery

Cemetery Reference:

XXII. F. 5.

Cemetery Location:

Belgium