James Roland RUSSELL

Regimental number56660
OccupationLabourer
Next of kinBrother, Norman Russell, Warkworth, Auckland
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 29th Reinforcements, E Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington
E Company, 29th Reinforcements, left New Zealand on board two ships: 'Mokoia' (13 August 1917) and SS 'Ruahine' (15 August 1917). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual in E Company embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 24 August 1918
Place of burialGrevillers British Cemetery (Plot XIII, Row A, Grave No 3), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James William and Agnes Maria Russell, Wainhui, Warkworth, North Auckland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 70, p. 18