James Alexander REID

Regimental number4/830
AddressChristchurch
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinSister, Miss Jessie Reid, 20 Hill Street, Richmond, Surrey, England
Rank on embarkationSapper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Engineers
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 17 April 1915
The 4th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Engineers, left New Zealand on board three ships, HMNZT 21 'Willochra', HMNZT 22 'Knight Templar', and HMNZT 23 'Waitomo'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankSapper
Final unitNo 2 Field Company, New Zealand Engineers
FateKilled in Action 2 December 1917
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialYpres Reservoir Cemetery (Plot III, Row B, Grave No 26), Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Jane Ogilvie Reid, Letham, Forfarshire, Scotland
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Field Engineers/Fourth