James RICHARDSON

Regimental number10/259a
Date of birth26 October 1889
Place of birthBrunnerton, West Coast
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationRailway porter
AddressBridge Street, Lower Hutt
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24.11
Height5' 7.5"
Weight146 lbs
Next of kinGreenwood Richardson, Brunnerton, Greymouth
Previous military serviceNew Zealand Railway Corps; Brunner Cadets
Enlistment date18 September 1914
Place of enlistmentAwapuni
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
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand no date stated
Other details

War service: Egypt.

Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 3 December 1914.

Admitted to Pont de Koubbeh Hospital, 29 December 1914 (rheumatic influenza, severe).

Commenced return to New Zealand on board HS 'Tahiti', no date stated; disembarked New Zealand, 5 May 1915; discharged (no longer fit for war service), 19 October 1915.

Total war service: 1 year 32 days (of which 202 days were abroad).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death12 May 1941, Hokitika
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 2085777