John Peard Mays

Forenames

John Peard AWMM

Surname

Mays AWMM

Also known as

Jack AWMM

Service number

South African 2389 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Religion

Protestant, Christian AWMM

Birth

1878 AWMM

Address before enlistment

Pre 30 Mar 1900 AWMM Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM

Next of kin

Mrs Oliver Mays, Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

Pre 31 Mar 1900 AWMM Single AWMM

War

South African War, 1899-1902 AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

South African 2389 AWMM

Military service

New Zealand Rhodesian Field Force Artillery AWMM

Medals and Awards

Queen's South Africa Medal (Cape Colony, Rhodesia, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 clasps) AWMM

Enlistment

South Africa 30 Mar 1900 AWMM
Age  22 AWMM
Carpenter/Civilian AWMM

Embarkation details

South Africa Vessel was Maori AWMM Trooper AWMM New Zealand Mounted Rifles, 5th Contingent (New Zealand Imperial Bushmen), 11 Company (Auckland Section) AWMM New Zealand Mounted Rifles, 5th Contingent (New Zealand Imperial Bushmen) AWMM

Medical notes

• Height, Unknown Period AWMM
  5 foot 9.5 inches AWMM
• Weight, Unknown Period AWMM
  10 stone 12 pounds AWMM
• Accidental Death, Cause of Death AWMM
  Accidental death from injuries received by an accident AWMM

Last rank

Bombardier/Military AWMM
New Zealand Mounted Rifles, 5th Contingent (New Zealand Imperial Bushmen) AWMM

Death

17 Apr 1901 AWMM

Cause of death

Accidental Death AWMM

Obituary

Death notice: New Zealand Herald, 23 April 1901, page 5

Death notice: New Zealand Herald , Supplement, 10 May 1901, page 4 AWMM

Memorial name

• Devonport Bandstand memorial plaque, Devonport, Auckland AWMM
• Devonport, Boer War Memorial Fountain, corner of Victoria Road and Flagstaff Terrace, Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
• Ranfurly Veterans' Home, 539 Mount Albert Road, Three Kings, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
• Memorial plaque, Auckland Grammar School, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
• Boer War Bandstand and Fountain, Devonport, Auckland AWMM
• Albert Park NZ Battery Royal Artillery South African War Memorial Auckland New Zealand AWMM

Related objects

External links

• New Zealand History online. New Zealand in the South (Boer) War
  https://nzhistory.govt.nz/war/south-african-boer-war/introduction
  Further Reference
• Military Personnel File
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R20522071
  Further Reference

References

• Stowers, R. (1992). Kiwi versus Boer : the First New Zealand Mounted Rifles in the Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902. Hamilton, N.Z.: R. Stowers.
• North Shore Times
  Honeybone, L. (2011, 18 March). Memorial fountain restored. In North Shore Times, p. 5
• Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives of New Zealand.
  Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives. 1900. H.6. Nominal Roll
• The New Zealand Graphic
  The New Zealand Graphic, 27 April 1901 , with photograph
• The New Zealand Herald
  Death notice: New Zealand Herald, 23 April 1901, page 5
• The New Zealand Herald
  Death notice: New Zealand Herald, Supplement, 10 May 1901, page 4