Jack JAMES

Regimental number8/2281
Date of birth3 May 1890
Place of birthWellington
ReligionProtestant
OccupationBootmaker
Address38 Rolleston Street, Wellington
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24.3
Height5' 4"
Weight112 lbs
Next of kinW James, c/o George White, 245 Tinakori Road, Wellington
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date9 August 1914
Place of enlistmentWellington
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on 17 April 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unitOtago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 15), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Sister-in-law: Daisy James, 44 Cummer Street, Grey Lynn, Auckland
Other details

War service: Samoa, Egypt, Gallipoli

Served in Samoa, 15 August 1914-22 March 1915.

Killed in action, Gallipoli, 8 August 1915.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Fourth
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 18052793

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