James Dunbar MUNRO

Regimental number31869
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinMother, Mrs I Munro, 49 Ferguson Street West, Palmerston North
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 10th Reinforcements to 4th Battalion, H Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 68 Maunganui on 15 November 1916
The Infantry component of the 19th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Rolls to determine on which ship an individual embarked. Harbour records indicate that the actual date of sailing was 16 November 1916.
Final rankRifleman
Final unit2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 16 June 1917
Age at death from cemetery records32
Place of burialStrand Military Cemetery (Plot V, Row C, Grave No 11), nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Isabella Munro, Barnard Street, Goldies Brae, Wellington
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 45, p. 33

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