CHRISTIE, John
(Service number 80055)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Rifleman |
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Birth
| Date | 27 October 1879, | Place of Birth | Forfar, Scotland |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Mt Aitken, Waimate | ||
| Occupation | Shepherd | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | Married | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs C. CHRISTIE (wife), Theodocia Street, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealan Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 42nd Reinforcements, A Company | ||
| Date | 1 August 1918 | ||
| Transport | Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | ||
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| Last Unit Served With | Rifle Brigade | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 3 September 1958 | Age | 78 years |
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| Place of Death | Timaru | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
John Christie married Clara Saxon in 1914 in New Zealand. Late in 1917 he was drawn in the Second Ballot for Second Division Class A drafts. When he enlisted he was a shepherd near Waimate while Clara was residing at Timaru. .
Sources
Timaru Herald, 4 December 1917 (Papers Past) [08 August 2015]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [21 December 2019]; Timaru Cemetery headstone images (Timaru District Council) [22 December 2019]
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