John Valentine Porter
Born 11 Nov 1893 - Died 4 Jun 1917
- Service number
- WWI 12/1769 AWMM
- Also known as
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- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Last rank
- WW1 Private AWMM Auckland Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion AWMM
- War
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
About
- Title
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- Forenames
- John Valentine AWMM
- Surname
- Porter AWMM
- Ingoa
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- Also known as
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- Service number
- WWI 12/1769 AWMM
- Gender
- Male AWMM
- Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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- Religion
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Images
Documents
About birth
- Birth
- 11 Nov 1893 Public Source
- Date of birth
- 11 Nov 1893Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 22 September 2015 - Military record
- Place of birth
- actually born in Waterton Ashburton South Island NZ
& shifted to Gisborne by 1903Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 2 May 2026 - This new informationwas given to me by Alison Harvey the great niece of John Valentine Porter - correction - John V PORTER was actually born in Gisborne, NZPublic - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 1 May 2026 - Information given by Alison Harvey, Great Niece pf John V PORTER
- Castlemaine, Victoria, AustraliaPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 22 September 2015 - Military record
- actually born in Waterton Ashburton South Island NZ
- Birth notes
- Son of William Lyttle & Mary PORTER of Puha, GisbornePublic - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 1 May 2026 - Information given by Alison Harvey, Great Niece pf John V PORTER
- son of Mr & Mrs W Porter, settlers of Puha, GisbornePublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 22 September 2015 - Obituary
- Son of William Lyttle & Mary PORTER of Puha, Gisborne
- Address before enlistment
- Unknown AWMM Pacific Hotel, Thames, New Zealand AWMM
- Unknown AWMM Unknown address AWMM
- Post war occupation
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- Next of kin
- John Valentine Porter (father), Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia AWMM
- Mrs M. Porter (mother), Puha, Gisborne, New Zealand AWMM
Wars and conflicts
- War
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
- Campaign
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- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Service number
- WWI 12/1769 AWMM
- Military service
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- Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
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Military decorations
- Medals and Awards
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Training and Enlistment
- Military training
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- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Enlistment
- WW1 Unknown AWMM Unknown/Civilian AWMM
- WW1 Photographer/Civilian AWMM
- Age on enlistment
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- Occupation before enlistment
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Embarkations
- Embarkation details
- WW1 14 Feb 1915-26 Mar 1915 AWMM
HMNZT 17 or HMNZT 18 or HMNZT 19 AWMM Vessel was Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima AWMM Private AWMM Auckland Infantry Battalion AWMM 3rd Reinforcements AWMM - WW1 15 Nov 1916-30 Jan 1917 AWMM
HMNZT 68 AWMM Vessel was Maunganui AWMM Rifleman AWMM 13th Reinforcements, 1st Battalion, E Company AWMM New Zealand Rifle Brigade AWMM
2nd Embarkation AWMM
- WW1 14 Feb 1915-26 Mar 1915 AWMM
Prisoner of war
- Capture details
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- Days interned
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- Liberation date
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- POW liberation details
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- Liberation Repatriation
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- POW serial number
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Medical history
- Medical notes
- Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM
Last known rank
- Last rank
- WW1 Private AWMM
Auckland Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion AWMM - Last rank
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Biographical information
- Next of Kin: Mr W. Porter, Puha, Gisborne (Roll of Honour, Auckland Province 1914-1918 (Volume 2)) AWMM
- Private John V Porter, of Puha, killed in action on June 4th, the eldest son of Mr and Mrs W Porter, settlers, Puha. He left with the Third Reinforcements, landing in Egypt. From there he was transferred the Dardanelles, and got wounded during that terrible time. He was invalided back home to New Zealand by the first hospital ship, made a good recovery, and left again with the 19th Reinforcements, landing in England. After some time on Salisbury Plains he was sent to France, and had been in the trenches since the 8th of March. He was 25 years of age, and his parents received letters from him about a week agoPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 22 September 2015 - Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 14332, 23 June 1917, Page 3
About death
- Death
- 4 Jun 1917 AWMM
- Date of death
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- Age at death
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- Place of death
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- Cause of death
- Killed in Action AWMM
- Death notes
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- Cemetery
- La Plus Douve Farm Cemetery, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium AWMM VI. C. 3. AWMM
- Cemetery name
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- Grave reference
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- Obituary
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- Memorial name
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- Memorial reference
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Memorial
- Memorial name
- Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM
- Te Karaka War Memorial, corner of Main and Station Roads, Te Karaka, Gisborne AWMM
Related objects
Sources
- External links
- Military personnel file
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R20802154
Further Reference - A Street Near You record
https://astreetnearyou.org/person/444858/-
Further Reference - Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record
https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/444858
Further Reference - New Zealand War Graves Trust
https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/
Further Reference
- Military personnel file
- References
- New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
Vol1: 588 - New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
45: 25 - Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2.
- Burton, O. (1922). The Auckland regiment : being an account of the doings on active service of the First, Second and Third Battalions of the Auckland Regiment. Wellington, N.Z.: Whitcombe & Tombs.
- Austin, W. (1924). The official history of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade (The Earl of Liverpool's Own). Wellington, N.Z.: L T Watkins.
- New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
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