HALLIDAY, John
(Service number 6/4256)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | |||
| Occupation | Driver | ||
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| Next of Kin | John Halliday (father), Waihao Forks, Waimate, New Zealand | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 11th Reinforcements Canterbury Battalion, C Company | ||
| Date | 4 January 1916 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui or Tahiti | ||
| Embarked From | Wellinton, New Zealand | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 21 Sept 1916 | Age | |
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| Place of Death | Somme, France | ||
| Cause | Killed in Action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Caterpillar Valley,(NZ) Memorial, Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval, Somme,France. | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru | ||
Biographical Notes
John Halliday was the son of Mr. and Mrs John Halliday, of Waimate, Timaru, New Zealand.
Sources
Cenotaph Data Base, Auckland Museum, Archway & CWGC
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Ann Munro (SC branch NZSG)
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