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John Earl MOULDEY

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Date of birth20 January 1896
Date of death15 September 1916
Mothers nameAlice (née Tanner)
Spouses nameUnmarried
Mothers date of birthabt 1876
Mothers date of death1904
Fathers date of birth30 July 1869
Fathers nameJohn Moses Mouldey
Fathers place of birthRangiora, Canterbury, New Zealand
Parents date of marriage1894
Parents place of marriageNew Zealand
Fathers date of death24 October 1940
Fathers place of deathPorirua Hospital, Wellington
SiblingsGeorge Harold , Kathleen Eleanor Victoria Alice , Kenneth Henry Nethercote , Constance Elaine Sophia , Marcus Alfred (b 1903
Children, , , ,
Cause of deathKilled in action
Buried whereSerre Road Cemetery No 2, Beaumont-Hamel, Somme. XLI.F.14
Places of relevance, , , ,
AliasJack
Awards1914 - 15 Star; British War Medal; Victory Medal
Place of birthFoxton, New Zealand
OccupationFarm Hand
Place of deathSomme, France
Date of arrival overseasmid/late Nov 1915
Theatres of warEgyptian 1915, 1916; Egyptian EF 1916; Western European 1916
SurnameMOULDEY
War memorialManakau School Roll of Honour
Place enlistedPalmerston North
Christian namesJohn Earl
Place of arrival overseasEgypt
SchoolManakau 13 February 1905 - ?; Manakau 1 May 1908 - ?; Lower Hutt; Palmerston
WarsWW 1
Service number23/525
ReligionC of E
Date enlisted28 May 1915
Final rankRifleman
Regiment or service7th Reinforcements 1st Bn 3rd NZ Rifle Brigade
Embarkation date09 October 1915
User reference13.109

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Birthdate: School records give 20 January 1896, Military File gives 20 March 1895.

George Harold 2/1053 and Jack went overseas at the same time – George was at the Dardanelles and came home in 1916.

Father's address: 3 Andrew Young St, Palmerston North

Last employer: GW Stewart, Dannevirke

NOK: Mr Kenneth MOULDEY (brother), Solway College, Masterton

Declared age on enlistment: 20 years

Height: 5' 4" Weight: 114lb

Chest: 32" - 34"

Thankyou to Heather Avia and Lois Mouldey for sharing information.

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