James Douglas RAE

Regimental number33042
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinMother, Mrs Rae, Glenham, Southland
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 19th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington 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.
Final rankPrivate
Final unitNew Zealand Entrenching Battalion
FateKilled in Action 8 May 1918
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialPerth Cemetery (China Wall) (Plot VI, Row G, Grave No 7), nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Alexander and Merren Rae, Southland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 45, p. 15