James Maurice MILGREW

Regimental number12/1098
Address70 Vincent Street, Auckland
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinRev A T Milgrew, Labasa, Fiji
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Auckland Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
The Auckland Infantry Battalion in the 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.
Final rankPrivate
Final unitNew Zealand Machine Gun Corps
FateDied of wounds 13 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialLijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XXI, Row C, Grave No 14A), Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Martha Milgrew, Napier
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

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