SELWYN, John Kaahu
(Service number 34736)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 17/07/1897 | Place of Birth | Morven |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Address at Enlistment | C/- F. Barbaer, Morven | ||
| Occupation | Labourer | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs SELWYN (mother), Morven, South Canterbury | ||
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 | 20th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company | ||
| Date | 7 December 1916 | ||
| Transport | Port Lyttelton | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Plymouth, Devon, England | |
| Other Units Served With | |||
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| Last Unit Served With | Maori Pioneer Battalion | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 26 October 1975 | Age | |
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| Place of Death | |||
| Cause | |||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Holy Trinity Maori Cemetery, Arowhenua, Temuka | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
John Selwyn was the son of Mrs S. Selwyn, of Morven. He rerurned to New Zealand by the Westmorleland in April 1919.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [17 February 2017]; Holy Trinity Maori Cemetery, Arowhenua, headstone transcription (South Canterbury Branch NZSG cemetery records) [19 February 2017]; Sun, 29 March 1919
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