BLETSOE, John William
(Service number 11614)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 19/08/1878 | Place of Birth | Brighton, Sussex, England |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | C/o Mrs Lindsay, Paul Street, Waimate | ||
| Occupation | Gardener | ||
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| Next of Kin | Mrs BLETSOE (mother), 18 Temple Street, Brighton, England | ||
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 | 12th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company | ||
| Date | 1 May 1916 | ||
| Transport | Ulimaroa | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 23 May 1946 | Age | 67 years |
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| Place of Death | Christchurch | ||
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Biographical Notes
John William Bletsoe was the son of Thomas Taylor and Rebecca (née wickens), of Brighton, Sussex, England. Born on 19 August 1878 at Brighton, he was baptised on 18 June 1881 at Brighton. John was at home with his family in Brighton in 1881 and 1891. In 1901 he was a butler at Tilehurst, Berkshire, and in 1911 he was a greengrocer in Brighton. At the time of enlisting he was a gardener for Mr Studholme at Te Waimate, Waimate. J. W. Bletsoe returned to New Zealand on the "Remuera" in late October 1919. In 1921 he married Elizabeth Robertson.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [08 December 2017]; 1881, 1891, 1901, 1911 census returns, England (ancestry.com.au) [11 December 2017]; Timaru Herald, 11 October 1919 (Papers Past) [24 November 2017]
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