James Joseph KENT

Regimental number52619
OccupationFlour miller
Next of kinMother, Mrs C Kent, 41 King Street, Timaru, Canterbury
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 28th Reinforcements (First Draft), Wellington Infantry Regiment, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Waitemata on 14 July 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 12 February 1918
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialLijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot No XXVII, Row FF, Grave No 19), near Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Catherine Kent, Timaru
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 69, p. 7

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