James McFADDEN

Regimental number13/8
Date of birth28 May 1891
Place of birthAuckland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCreamery manager
AddressWalton, Waikato
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Height5' 10"
Weight156 lbs
Next of kinW J McFadden, Patumahoe, Auckland
Previous military serviceServed in C Squadron, Auckland Mounted Rifles Regiment; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date17 October 1914
Place of enlistmentAuckland
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.
Discharge date5 May 1915
Other details

War service: Egypt

Admitted to hospital, Zeitoun, 3 February 1915 (influenza); discharged from hospital, 6 February 1915.

Commenced return to New Zealand on board HMNZT 'Tahiti', 31 May 1915; discharged from NZEF (medically unfit), 5 May 1915.

War service abroad: 202 days
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Mounted Rifles/Main Body
Date of death12 May 1920 Auckland
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805