James Plomer ROBERTS

Regimental number32901
Place of birthBluff
OccupationRailway clerk
Next of kinMother, Mrs J P Roberts, Lake Pukaki via Fairlie
Rank on embarkationLance Corporal
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 19th Reinforcements, J Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 November 1916
The Infantry component of the 19th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Rolls to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankRifleman
Final unit3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 7 June 1917
Age at death from cemetery records35
Place of burialMessines Ridge British Cemetery (Plot II, Row E, Grave No 31), nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James Plomer Roberts and Christina Roberts, Durham Street, Waimate
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 45, p. 17

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