James MACKESSACK

Regimental number13/409
AddressTaneatua
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinMother, Mrs M Mackessack, 50B Vernon Street, Ponsonby, Auckland
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Auckland Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Auckland on 16 October 1914
The Auckland Mounted Rifles, Main Body, left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 8 'Star of India' and HMNZT 12 'Waimana'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankTrooper
Final unitAuckland Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateKilled in Action 6 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burial7th Field Ambulance Cemetery (Plot II, Row A, Grave No 6), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Mrs M Mackessack, Kuneroa, Woodville
Family/military connectionsBrother: 3/1056 Charles Gordon MACKESSACK
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Mounted Rifles/Main Body