James SPIERS

Regimental number13995
OccupationClerk
Next of kinFather, John James Spiers, Kurow via Oamaru
Rank on embarkationCorporal
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 14th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 26 June 1916
The infantry component of the 14th 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.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 10 December 1916
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialRue-Petillon Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row M, Grave No 15), Fleurbaix, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John James and Mary Jane Spiers, Main Street, Kurow, Otago
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 34, p. 13