James ROBSON

Regimental number4/1542
Address16 Onslow Street, Christchurch
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinAttorneys, Messrs Johnson et al., Messrs Johnson Mills and Joyce, Solicitors, Christchurch
Rank on embarkationSapper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Tunnelling Company, Headquarters
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Auckland on board HMNZT Ruapehu on 18 December 1915
Final rankSapper
Final unitTunnelling Company, New Zealand Engineers
FateDied of wounds 26 May 1917
Place of burialDuisans British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row M, Grave No 12), Etrun, nr Arras, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Jane Robson, 64 Friars Vennel, Dumfries, Scotland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Headquarters/Tunnellers

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