BELTON, John Francis Watson
(Service number 7/1033)
| First Rank | Corporal | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 10/10/1890 | Place of Birth | Brookside, Canterbury |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 15 Aug 1914-31 Dec 1915 | Age | |
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| Address at Enlistment | C/- A. Crossman, Levels | ||
| Occupation | Ploughman | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Joseph Belton (brother), Makino, Feilding | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 5th Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Mounted Rifles | ||
| Date | 13 June 1915 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 7 March 1964 | Age | 72 |
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| Place of Death | Auckland | ||
| Cause | Heart failure | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Manukau Memorial Gardens | ||
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Biographical Notes
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database (August 2014)
External Links
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Researched and Written by
Carol Bell, SC branch NZSG
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