English Māori John Merrivale Findlay Born 17 October 1889 PDF Key details Service numberWWI 56919 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rank WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Nominal Roll Vol 3 (Roll 69), Page: 26 - No known copyright restrictions View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesJohn Merrivale AWMM SurnameFindlay AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberWWI 56919 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth17 October 1889 Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra Timaru, Canterbury Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistment Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationJ. Findlay (father), Orawia, Southland, New Zealand AWMM Relationship status Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWI 56919 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW1 Unknown AWMM School teacher/Civilian AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW1 26 Jul 1917-24 September 1917 AWMM to Plymouth, Devon AWMM HMNZT 90 AWMM Vessel was Ulimaroa AWMM Private AWMM 28th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Regiment, D Company AWMM New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesHeight, WWI AWMM 5' 7" AWMM Weight, WWI AWMM 145 lb AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rank Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › War service: embarked Wellington on board 'Dalmore', 14 January 1916; disembarked Suez, 26 February 1916; transferred to 8th Battery, NZ Field Artillery, 29 February 1916.Embarked Alexandria for France (date indecipherable).On leave to United Kingdom, 14 February 1917; rejoined unit from leave, 27 February 1917.Detached to Artillery School, 24 February 1918.Transferred to 3rd Brigade, NZ Field Artillery, 22 March 1918.On leave to United Kingdom, 12 January 1919; rejoined unit from leave, 29 January 1919.Commenced return to New Zealand on board 'Briton', 24 July 1919; discharged, 21 August 1919.Total war service: 3 years 307 days (of which 3 years 192 days were abroad). AWMM Read more 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 Merrivale Findlay by laying a poppy. John Mackenzie Findlay John Mathieson Findlay John Merrivale Findlay John Munro Findlay John Richard Kerr Findlay Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of John Merrivale Findlay Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksMilitary personnel file http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=21002826 Further Reference DocumentsHMNZT 90. Te karere : the message : H.M.N.Z.T. no. 90. [1917]. AWMM Unpublished papers: family papers AWMM New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1918). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume III. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM 69: 26 AWMM NZEF Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra 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. 4: 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