TAPP, John
(Service number 38992)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
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| Occupation | Labourer | ||
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| Next of Kin | C. Tapp (father), Otipua, Timaru, New Zealand | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 21st Reinforcements Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company | ||
| Date | 19 January 1917 | ||
| Transport | Ulimaroa | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Plymouth, England |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 8 October 1917 | Age | |
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| Place of Death | Belgium | ||
| Cause | Died of wounds | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Longuenesse (St Omer) Souvenir Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Beaconsfield/Otipua War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Cenotaph Database, August 2013, CWGC.
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