James HOLLERON

Regimental number10/64
Date of birth4 July 1886
Place of birthBirkenhead, England
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressWaipawa
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26.1
Height5' 5"
Weight141 lbs
Next of kinSister, Miss Mary Holleron, 113 Birkenhead, Cheshire, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date18 August 1914
Place of enlistmentMasterton
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unit17th Ruahine Company, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Other detailsAlso enlisted for Home Service in the New Zealand Army between March 1941 and July 1941.
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 17 November 1915
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 3 December 1914.

Found guilty, Zeitoun Camp, 27 February 1915, of (1) being absent from camp from 2200 hours, until 2215 hours, 27 February 1915; (2) being absent from camp from 0800, until 1100 hours, 28 February 1915: awarded 10 days' confined to barracks.

Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915.

Wounded in action, 8 May 1915 (gunshot wound, left chest); admitted to HS 'Royal George', date not stated; disembarked Malta, 18 May 1915; proceeded to England, 23 July 1915; to Hampstead Military Hospital, 2 August 1915; to Auxiliary Hospital, Walton on Thames, 4 August 1915; to Woodcote Park Hospital, Epsom, 18 August 1915; discharged to furlough, 30 September 1915; marched into depot, Weymouth, 9 October 1915.

Commenced return to New Zealand on board HMNZT 'Ruahine', 17 November 1915; disembarked New Zealand, 5 January 1916; discharged, 8 June 1916.

Total war service: 1 year 296 days (of which 1 year 82 days were abroad).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death29 September 1946 , Hastings
Age at death60
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 24060023