James Alexander LOWE

Regimental number67809
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinMother, Mrs S Lowe, Butts Valley, Heathcote, Christchurch
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 36th Reinforcements, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board SS Balmoral Castle on 24 April 1918
SS 'Balmoral Castle' left New Zealand, 24 April 1918; returned to Wellington, 27 April 1918; sailed, 2 May 1918.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 8 October 1918
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsGrevillers (New Zealand) Memorial, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Mrs Sarah Jane Lowe, 65 Chapmans Road, Woolston, Christchurch
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Rolls Vol. 4: Roll 81, p. 18