John Braithwaite | |
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| Born | 3 January 1885 Dunedin, New Zealand |
| Died | 29 October 1916 (aged 31) Rouen, France |
| Allegiance |  New Zealand |
| Service | New Zealand Military Forces |
| Years of service | 1915–1916 |
| Rank | Private |
| Battles / wars | |
| Relations | Joseph Braithwaite (father) Warwick Braithwaite (brother) Rewi Braithwaite (brother) Roderick Braithwaite (brother) Rodric Braithwaite (nephew) Nicholas Braithwaite (nephew) David Braithwaite (nephew) |
John Braithwaite (3 January 1885 – 29 October 1916) was a New Zealander who served in the First World War with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Supposedly a journalist before the war, in 1916 he was convicted of mutiny and executed by firing squad. He was posthumously pardoned in September 2000 through the passage of the Pardon for Soldiers of the Great War Act 2000.