John Joseph Lloyd

Conflict:

WW1

Additional Information:

Husband of Mrs. I. L. Head (formerly Lloyd), late of Te Wharu, Masterton. Born in Victoria, Australia. Served in Egypt, 1915-16, and on the Western Front, 1916.

References:

CWGC

Archives New Zealand

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

"Trooper John Joseph Lloyd, who died at the Coronation Hospital, was a native of Benalla, Victoria. He was at one time a well-known boxer, having won the heavy-weight championship of New Zealand. Trooper Lloyd joined the 6th Reinforcements, and served in Egypt and France, where he was gassed, and invalided home. With an older brother, Thomas. he also saw service in the Boer war. A younger brother. Sergeant Farrier W. P. Lloyd, of the Main Body, is still in Egypt. The deceased was 38 years of age, and leaves a widow and daughter to mourn their loss."

[Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16396, 16 December 1918, Page 8]

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Casualty

Service Number:

7/1379

Name:

John Joseph Lloyd

Date of Birth:

Not known

Next of Kin:

Mrs J.J. Lloyd (wife), 270 Armagh Street, Christchurch, New Zealand

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Enlistment Address:

270 Armagh Street, Christchurch, New Zealand

Unit:

New Zealand Field Artillery

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Not Known

Date of Death:

14 December 1918

Day of Death:

Saturday

Conflict:

WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:

6th Reinforcements

Embarkation Place:

Wellington, New Zealand

Embarkment Date:

14 August 1915

Transport:

HMNZT 27
HMNZT 28

Vessel:

Willochra or Tofua

Destination:

Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Christchurch (Linwood) Cemetery

Cemetery Reference:

Block 46. Plot 10.

Cemetery Location:

New Zealand