James PARKINSON

Regimental number59278
OccupationShearer
Next of kinWife, Mrs Sarah Parkinson, Pukehinau, Pahiatua
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 33rd Reinforcements, Specialist Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT No 99 Athenic on 31 December 1917
Final rankRifleman
Final unit4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 26 August 1918
Age at death from cemetery records32
Place of burialFavreuil British Cemetery (Plot I, Row E, Grave No 2), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Sarah Parkinson
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 76, p. 20