CALDER, John
(Service number 24/989)
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank | Sergeant |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | c/- Orr Brothers, Waitohi | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Grace Calder (mother), South Birbiston, Lennoxtown, Stirlingshire, Scotland | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 2nd Battalion, NZ Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | D Company | ||
| Date | 9 October 1915 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima or navua or Warrimoo | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | NZ Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 12 October 1917 | Age | 29 |
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| Place of Death | Ypres, Belgium | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Tyne Cot Cemetery, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Albury War Memorial; Fairlie War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
Son of Grace and James Calder of Lennoxtown, Scotland
Sources
Cenotaph Oct 2013
External Links
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Researched and Written by
Carol Bell, SC branch NZSG & Timaru Herald
Currently Assigned to
DE
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