| Regimental number | 13/927 |
| Place of birth | Sweden |
| Address | Seaview, Auckland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Aunt, Mrs Aronsina Anderson, Ganlestadens Arb-Bastadens, Goteborg, Sweden |
| Rank on embarkation | Trooper |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Auckland Mounted Rifles |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 23 Waitomo on |
| Final rank | Trooper |
| Final unit | Auckland Mounted Rifles Regiment |
| Fate | Drowned at sea |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Auckland Provincial Memorial, Waikumete Cemetery, Auckland |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Father: Carl J Fretiof Magnusson, St Pauligatan, 23 Orgoyte, Gothenburg, Sweden. Served in Egypt, 1915-17, and at Gallipoli |
| Medals |
Albert Medal 'The King has been graciously pleased to award the Decoration of the Albert Medal in recognition of the gallant action of Trooper James Werner Magnusson, New Zealand Mounted Rifles, in saving life on the occasion of the loss of a Transport. Magnusson, who was on the deck of the Transport, saw an injured soldier struggling in the water, and immediately dived overboard, although there was a very rough sea, swam to his assistance, and succeeded in placing him in a boat. Magnusson then returned to the sinking ship and rejoined his unit. His life was lost.'
Source: 'London Gazette' Date: |
| Other details |
HMT 'Transylvania' was torpedoed and sunk with the loss of 413 men, 4 May 1917. Medals: Albert Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal. |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Mounted Rifles/Fourth |