MAZE, John
(Service number 15930)
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 05/05/1886 | Place of Birth | Milford |
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Enlistment Information
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| Occupation | Farmer | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Janet MAZE (mother), Ohape, Temuka | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 6th Reinforcements 3rd Battalion, G Company | ||
| Date | 26 July 1916 | ||
| Transport | Waitemata or Ulimaroa | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Devonport, England |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 29 April 1946 | Age | 60 yrs |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Temuka Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Son of John & Janet (Jessie, nee BROWN) MAZE. Brother Francis Livingstone MAZE also served in WWI. Cousin Norman MAZE was killed in action in 1918 & cousin Allan also served.
Sources
Cenotaph Database [20 October 2013]; TDC headstone image, Temuka Cemetery [22 October 2013]; Timaru Herald, 3 November 1917 (Papers Past) [16 November 2013].
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