James SHANAHAN

Regimental number10/915
Date of birth8 August 1885
Place of birthNapier
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationClerk
Address2 Battery Road, Napier
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation29
Height6' 2"
Weight170 lbs
Next of kinJames Shanahan, Papanui Hotel, North Road, Papanui, Christchurch
Previous military serviceCadets
Enlistment date14 August 1914
Place of enlistmentNapier
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 23 September 1915
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

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

Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915.

Admitted to No.2 Australian Field Ambulance, Dardanelles, 30 April 1915 (gunshot wound, left foot, severe); transferred to Deaconess Hospital, Alexandria, 3 May 1915; to Convalescent Depot, Alexandria, 18 June 1915; to Convalescent Camp, Mustapha, 30 June 1915; marched into New Zealand and Australia Base Depot, Mustapha, 12 July 1915.

Admitted to No.1 NZ Stationary Hospital, Port Said, 12 August 1915, for further treatment for wound; transferred to Concentration Camp, Suez, 28 August 1915.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Suez on board HS 'Tofua', 23 September 1915; found guilty, 16 October 1915, of being absent without leave: awarded 8 hours' ordinary fatigues for the rest of the voyage; disembarked New Zealand, 26 October 1915; discharged, 18 February 1916.

Total war service: 1 year 189 days (of which 1 year 11 days were abroad).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death19 September 1924, Christchurch
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7815914