James STEWART

Regimental number15094
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinMother, Mrs S Stewart, (private bag) Pahiatua
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 14th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, B 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 Rolls to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unitNew Zealand Medical Corps
FateDied of wounds 19 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialLijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XXIV, Row A, Grave No 20), nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Peter and Sarah Stewart, 'Balig', Pahiatua
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 34, p. 8