James Charles SHOEMARK

Regimental number10/1982
Date of birth1882
Place of birthSomerset, England
ReligionMethodist
OccupationBricklayer
AddressFulford Street, New Plymouth
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation33
Height6' 0.5"
Weight133 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs M Shoemark, Back Lane, Montacute, Somersetshire, England
Previous military serviceServed in the Volunteers, England; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date11 January 1915
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 17 April 1915
The 4th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, left New Zealand on board three ships (HMNZT 21 'Willochra', HMNZT 22 'Knight Templar', and HMNZT 23 'Waitomo'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records33
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 23) Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Mrs George Shoemark, New Plymouth; Wife: the late Margarette Shoemark
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Killed in action, 8 August 1915.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Fourth
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7816833