James Archibald McNAIR

Regimental number13/2607
AddressOtaua, Waiuku
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinBrother, P McNair, Otaua via Waiuku
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 8th Reinforcements, Auckland Mounted Rifles Regiment
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Tofua on 13 November 1915
Final rankGunner
Final unit7th Battery, 1st Brigade, New Zealand Field Artillery
FateKilled in Action 14 October 1917
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsNew Irish Farm Cemetery (Vanheule Farm Memorial 5), near Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Brother: Mr P McNair, Otaua, Waiuku, Auckland
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Mounted Rifles/Eighth