English Māori John Wesley Loper PDF Key details Service numberSouth African 9663 AWMM WWI 2/3571 AWMM WWI 2/581 AWMM WWII 1135 AWMM WWII 800353 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rank WarSouth African War, 1899-1902 AWMM World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Nominal Roll Vol 1, Page: 425 - No known copyright restrictions View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesJohn Wesley AWMM SurnameLoper AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberSouth African 9663 AWMM WWI 2/3571 AWMM WWI 2/581 AWMM WWII 1135 AWMM WWII 800353 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentWW1 Unknown AWMM Waimate, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationWW1 Mrs Honora Emmelina Loper (wife), care of Mrs Reid, Owen Street, Napier, New Zealand AWMM WW1 Mrs Honora Emily Loper (wife), 36 Crawford Road, Kilbirnie, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusPre 16 October 1914 AWMM Married AWMM 1 April 1916 AWMM Married AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarSouth African War, 1899-1902 AWMM World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberSouth African 9663 AWMM WWI 2/3571 AWMM WWI 2/581 AWMM WWII 1135 AWMM WWII 800353 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and AwardsMember of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) AWMM NZG 10.6.1943 AWMM Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW1 Canterbury, New Zealand AWMM WW1 Soldier/Civilian AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsSouth Africa New Zealand Mounted Rifles, 8th Contingent AWMM WW1 16 Oct 1914-3 December 1914 AWMM from Wellington, New Zealand AWMMHMNZT 7 or HMNZT 10 AWMM Vessel was Arawa or Limerick AWMM Battery Sergeant Major/Military AWMM New Zealand Field Artillery AWMM Main Body AWMM 2nd Embarkation AWMM WW1 1 April 1916 AWMM from Wellington, New Zealand AWMM to Suez, Egypt AWMM HMNZT 49 or HMNZT 50 AWMM Vessel was Tahiti or Maunganui AWMM Sergeant Major AWMM 11th Reinforcements New Zealand Field Artillery, No. 3 Battery AWMM New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM 3rd Embarkation AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notes Last known rank Contribute › Last rank Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Death About death Contribute › Death Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of death Death notes Cemetery Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember John Wesley Loper by laying a poppy. Edwin Charles Loper Edwin Charles Loper John Wesley Loper Robert Samuel Loper Thomas George Loper Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of John Wesley Loper Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksMilitary Personnel File https://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=24044569&digital=yes Further Reference Military Personnel File https://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=24044570&digital=yes Further Reference SCRoll profile (South Canterbury Roll of Honour) https://museum.timaru.govt.nz/explore/scroll/profile?id=3126 Further Reference DocumentsNew Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM Page No: 425 AWMM New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM 28 : 21 AWMM Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications AWMM Vol. 5: Includes portrait AWMM 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. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License