WALL, John Robert
(Service number 7/2172)
| First Rank | Lance Corporal | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 14 July 1893 | Place of Birth | Matakanui, near Omakau, Otago |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | C/o W. WALL, Sutherlands | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
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| Next of Kin | William WALL (father), Sutherlands, Timaru | ||
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 | 9th Reinforcements, Canterbury Mounted rifles, C Squadron | ||
| Date | 8 January 1916 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui | ||
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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 | 17 March 1963 | Age | 69 years |
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| Place of Death | Elsternwick, Victoria, Australia | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Brighton General Cemetery, Caulfield South, Glen Eira City, Victoria, Australia | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | Cave War Memorial (Wall, J.) - Those who offered their lives by serving overseas; Sutherlands War Memorial (J. R. WALL) - Also served | ||
Biographical Notes
John Robert Wall was the son of William and Anne (Annie, née Mellor) Wall. He was educated at Drybread (Matakanui) and Sutherlands (South Canterbury) schools. John married Sara Veronica Schaab in 1922. In the 1930s they went to Victoria, Australia. Theer he died in 1963, predeceased by Sara. His parents and some siblings are buried at Pleasant Point.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [23 April 2019]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [23 April 2019]; School Admission records (Alexandra Branch & South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [23 April 2019]; NZ & Australian Electoral Rolls (ancestry.com.au) [23 April 2019]; Victoria, Australia, death indexes [23 April 2019]; Victoria, Australia, probate references [23 April 2019]; Find A Grave Inxex [23 April 2019]
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