James William McALLISTER

Regimental number10/454
Date of birth13 November 1893
Place of birthBlenheim
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
AddressFoxton
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinJ W McAllister Snr, Foxton
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Discharge date8 March 1916
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Commenced return to New Zealand on board HT 'Tofua', 23 September 1915; discharged (medically unfit: gun shot wound, left shoulder, malaria), 8 March 1916.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body. No Attestation Form or Form B103 on file: scant details available.
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 10922272