condensed discuss document expanded export feedback print share remove reset document_white enquire_white export_white report_white

Cenotaph record

John Wright Omand

Lay a poppy
Headstone of Private John Wright Omand (27573). Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. New Zealand War Graves Trust (BECL9780). CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

Headstone of Private John Wright Omand (27573). Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Poperinge, West-Vlaa …

Identity

About

Contribute ›
  • Title
  • Forenames
    John Wright AWMM
  • Surname
    Omand AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 27573 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

Contribute ›
  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Peter Spence Omand (father), 9 McMillan Street, Roslyn, Dunedin, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

Contribute ›
  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 27573 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

Contribute ›

Training and Enlistment

Contribute ›
  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM Painter AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

Contribute ›

Prisoner of war

Contribute ›
  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

Contribute ›
  • Medical notes
    Died of wounds, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

Contribute ›

Biographical information

Biographical information

Contribute ›
  • John Omand was the son of Peter Spence Omand and Susannah Omand, of 9 McMillan St., Roslyn, Dunedin, New Zealand. AWMM

Death

About death

Contribute ›
  • Death
    26 October 1917 AWMM
    Age 22 AWMM
    Belgium, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of wounds AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium AWMM XXII. F. 5. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

Contribute ›
  • Memorial name

Roll of Honour

Remember John Wright Omand by laying a poppy.

Leave a note

Leave a tribute or memory of John Wright Omand

Leave a note

Contribute ›

Sources

Sources

Contribute ›

Contributors

Command item
Command item
Add new record Refresh
DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
25 March 2017AllanRotoruaResearcher

The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided.

Creative Commons LicenseOnline Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.