James MOWLEM

Regimental number23/42
AddressPost Office, Martinborough
Marital statusMarried
Next of kinWife, Mrs Mowlem, c/o J Thompson, Church Square, Cape Town, South Africa
Previous military serviceServed in South Africa (Boer War).
Rank on embarkationSergeant
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Maunganui on 10 October 1915
Final rankSergeant
Final unit1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 15 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records39
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsCaterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Captain and Mrs John Mowlem, Palmerston North, Wellington; Wife: Gladys Victoria Phillips (formerly Mowlem), 8 Bank Place, Portmadoc, Wales
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: A Company/1st NZRB