James McINTYRE

Regimental number8/976A
Place of birthRenfrew, Dumbarton, Scotland
AddressDunedin
Marital statusMarried
Next of kinWife, Mrs James McIntyre, Chelmer Street, Oamaru
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Members of the Otago Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left Wellington on 16 October 1914 on two ships, HMNZT 9 'Hawke's Bay' and HMNZT 5 'Ruapehu'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit10th (North Otago) Company, 1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 3 December 1917
Age at death from cemetery records36
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsButtes New British Cemetery (New Zealand) Memorial, Polygon Wood, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: the late Duncan and Mary Kinlock McIntyre, Dunedin; Wife: Clara Westropp McIntyre, Oamaru, Otago. Native of Renfrew, Dumbarton, Scotland. A reservist (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders)
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body

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