James ROBSON

Regimental number10/4182
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinMother, Mrs M J Robson, Owhango, Taumarunui
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 11th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 1 April 1916
The Infantry component of the 11th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships ('Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. The Nominal Roll gives the date of departure as 1 April 1916; harbour records indicate that the actual date of embarkation was 2 April 1916.
Final rankLance Corporal
Final unit1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 17 September 1918
Age at death from cemetery records33
Place of burialMont Huoan Military Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row F, Grave No 2A), Le Treport, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Mary J. Robson, Wellington
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 28, p. 9