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John Frederick Wells

1886-1951

Unit

5th Reinforcements

Rank

Sapper

Serial

37704

About

Born in New Zealand

12 March 1886
Parents

Mother

Agnes Wells

Father

William Wells
Residence

Hometown

Paeroa
Work

Occupation

Gold-miner

Employer

H. Adams, Komata
Personal Life

Marital Status

Single

Army Experience

World War I (1914-1918)

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British War Medal ribbon

British War Medal

Victory Medal ribbon

Victory Medal

Death

Died at the age of 64

2 March 1951

Sources

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira: Online Cenotaph He Toa Taumata Rau.

New Zealand Archives Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga, AABK 18805 W5557 62/0120630, Military Personnel File.

Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Vol.III, Roll No.62, Government Printer, Wellington, 1914-1919, p. 40.

How to cite this page

Anthony Byledbal, “John Frederick Wells (1886-1951)“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.nztunnellers.com/tunnellers/896

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