James MUIR

Regimental number10/781
Date of birth24 October 1891
Place of birthDunedin
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationGrocer's assistant
AddressHawera
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23.9
Height5' 8"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinT E Muir jnr, Nelson Street, Hawera
Previous military service11th Regiment (Taranaki Rifles)
Enlistment date12 August 1914
Place of enlistmentNew Plymouth
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankRSM
Final unitNew Zealand Permanent Staff
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 13 November 1916
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 3 December 1914.

Found guilty, 10 March 1915, of insolence to a NCO: awarded 2 days' confined to barracks.

Found guilty, 15 March 1915, of being improperly dressed on 1900 hour parade: award, charge dismissed.

Joined unit, Dardanelles, 9 May 1915.

Wounded in action, Dardanelles, 22 May 1915.

Appointed Corporal, 30 June 1915.

Admitted to NZ Field Ambulance, Anzac, 20 August 1915, and transferred to No.4 Field Ambulance the same day (debility); to HS 'Caledonia', no date stated; to Canadian Red Cross Hospital, Taplow, 1 September 1915; discharged to furlough, 16 November 1915; marched into depot, 2 December 1915.

Marched into NZ Base Depot, Grey Towers, 11 January 1916.

Marched into NZ Command Depot, Codford, 6 July 1916.

Appointed to Permanent Staff, NZ Command Depot, Codford, 25 August 1916.

Commenced return to New Zealand on board HMNZT 'Navua', 13 November 1916; disembarked New Zealand, 20 January 1917.

Marched into Trentham Military Camp, 17 February 1917, and attached to Headquarters.

Appointed Regimental Sergeant Major, 17 March 1917.

Discharged (no longer fit for war service - war service), 25 January 1919.

Total war service: 4 years 167 days (of which 2 years 167 days were abroad).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death30 September 1929 , Wellington (heart failure following aortic disease)
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21378283

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