James PASSELL

Regimental number24/878
AddressTaheke, Hokianga
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinMother, Mrs M Passell, Dargaville
Previous military serviceServed in 10th New Zealand Contingent, South African (Boer) War.
Rank on embarkationLance Corporal
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 31 Tahiti on 10 October 1915
Final rankCorporal
Final unit2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 5 December 1917
Age at death from cemetery records35
Place of burialHooge Crater Cemetery (Plot I, Row J, Grave No 8), nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Margaret Passell, Dargaville, Auckland
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: C Company/2nd NZRB

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