James Mackael NIELSEN

Regimental number10/599
Date of birth24 August 1887
Place of birthMakaretu, Hawkes Bay
ReligionLutheran
OccupationSaw miller
AddressTi Tree Point, Dannevirke
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Height5' 7"
Weight134 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs A Nielsen, Burns Street, Dannevirke
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date21 August 1914
Place of enlistmentMasterton
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
Regimental number from Nominal Roll5/599a
Final rankLance Corporal
Final unitField Bakery, New Zealand Army Service Corps
FateRNZ
Date of death9 September 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front.

Commenced return to New Zealand on board HMNZT 'Corinth', 9 August 1919; disembarked Wellington, 22 September 1919; discharged (no longer physically fit for war service on account of illness contracted on active service), 21 October 1919.

Total war service: 5 years 62 days (of which 4 years 342 days were abroad).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21380691