WALLER, John
(Service number 76570)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 24/04/1898 | Place of Birth | Geraldine |
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Enlistment Information
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Emily WALLER (mother), Geraldine | ||
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 | 39th Reinforcements, C Company | ||
| Date | 13 June 1918 | ||
| Transport | Athenic | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Liverpool, Merseyside, England | |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Death
| Date | 23 September 1984 | Age | 86 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Geraldine Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
John Waller was born on 24 April 1898 at Geraldine, the third son of Henry and Emily (née Burnham) Waller. His initial education was at the Orton School, then in April 1910 he transferred to the Geraldine School. Like their father who died at 98 years of age, brothers John and Joseph were long-lived.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [13 January 2017]; Geraldine Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [14 January 2017]
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