DEPREE, John Griffiths
(Service number 36741)
| First Rank | Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant | Last Rank | Private |
|---|
Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth |
|---|
Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Address at Enlistment | |||
| Occupation | Motor driver | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs E.E Depree (wife), 135 Onepu Rd, Lyall Bay, Wellington | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
|---|
Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | NZEF | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 25th Reinforcements Wellington Infantry Regiment, B Company | ||
| Date | 26 April 1917 | ||
| Transport | Turakina | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Plymouth, England |
| Other Units Served With | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Last Unit Served With | Wellington Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion | ||
Military Awards
| Campaigns | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Service Medals | |||
Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
| Date of Capture | |
|---|---|
| Where Captured and by Whom | |
| Actions Prior to Capture | |
| PoW Serial Number | |
| PoW Camps | |
| Days Interned | |
| Liberation Date |
Death
| Date | 24 August 1918 | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Death | Bapaume, France | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Adanac Military Cemetery, Miraumont, Somme, France | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Memorial plaque, St Mary's Church, Timaru | ||
Biographical Notes
husband of Evelyn Ensor Depree of 160 Richmond Rd, Grey Lynn, Auckland
Sources
Cenotaph Jan 2014
External Links
Related Documents
No documents available.
Researched and Written by
Carol Bell, SC branch NZSG & Timaru Herald
Currently Assigned to
Not assigned.
Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License unless otherwise stated.