James Albert SHANKS

Regimental number47536
OccupationPlumber
Next of kinWife, Mrs M Shanks, Yare Street, Oamaru
Rank on embarkationGunner
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 27th Reinforcements (First Draft), New Zealand Field Artillery
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 86 Maunganui on 12 June 1917
Final rankGunner
Final unitNew Zealand Field Artillery
FateKilled in Action 7 September 1918
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsGrevillers (New Zealand) Memorial, nr Bapaume, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Husband of Mrs M. Everitt (formerly Shanks), 284 Oxford Street, South Dunedin
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 67, p. 28

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