SILLIFANT, John
(Service number 40724)
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank | Lance Corporal |
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Birth
| Date | 21/08/1895 | Place of Birth | Little River, New Zealand |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 15 November 1916 | Age | 21 |
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| Address at Enlistment | Peel Forest | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | William A (father) Sillifant, 7 Courtenay St, Christchurch | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | NZ Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Reinforcement G Company | ||
| Date | 13 February 1917 | ||
| Transport | HMNZT77, Mokoia | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Plymouth, England |
| Other Units Served With | |||
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| Last Unit Served With | NZ Rifle Brigade | ||
Military Awards
| Campaigns | |||
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| Service Medals | British War, Victory Medal | ||
Award Circumstances and Date
London Gazette, 30 Oct 1918 p 12854. For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty while sniping in "No mans land".
Death
| Date | 9 Sept 1918 | Age | 23 |
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| Place of Death | Havrincourt, France | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Hermies Hill British Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, TimaruMemorial; Geraldine War Memorial (as J Sillifant DCM), Ashburton War Memorial, Peel Forest War memorial (as J Sillifant) | ||
Biographical Notes
son of William Alfred and Eliza Sillifant nee Mason (married 1892). Owned a property at Peel Forest - 20 acres and house which went up for sale in 1919(advert in Timaru Herald). One of 9 children,
Sources
Auckland Cenotaph, CWGC, Historical BMD, PapersPast, NZ Archives War record
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Liz Shea (SC branch NZSG)
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