James Walter McCULLAGH

Regimental number10/2445
OccupationDraper
Next of kinFather, John G McCullagh, Coronation Road, Epsom, Auckland
Rank on embarkationLance Corporal
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 19th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 15 November 1916
The infantry component of the 19th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Rolls to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Medals

Military Medal

'For conspicuous bravery. During the attack of the New Zealand Division east of Ypres on October 4th 1917, Pte McCullagh as a Stretcher Bearer did valuable work. He worked within 200 yards of the enemy on exposed ground, and his cheerfulness and gallantry did much to keep up the moral of the men.'
Source: London Gazette
Date: 17 December 1917

Other detailsEx 5th Reinforcements
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 45, p. 4

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