James MACLEAN

Regimental number48249
Date of birth13 June 1885
Place of birthGlasgow, Scotland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationSteward
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation31
Height5' 1.75"
Weight112 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs A Maclean, 118 Ghuznee Street, Wellington
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date20 February 1917
Place of enlistmentWellington
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 25th Reinforcements, F Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 83 Tofua on 26 April 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 2), Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Wife: Mrs A Maclean, 118 Ghuznee Street, Wellington. Parents: Peter and Jemima MacLean (both b. Scotland)
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 26 April 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 20 July 1917, and marched into Sling Camp.

Proceeded overseas to France, 23 September 1917; joined 2nd Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, in the field, 8 October 1917.

Reported missing, 12 October 1917.

Court of Enquiry, 15 April 1918, concluded: 'Killed in action, 12 October 1917.'

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 62, p. 21
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 10922050

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