James Alfred STUART

Regimental number28556
OccupationShepherd
Next of kinFather, George Stuart, New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 9th Reinforcements to 4th Battalion, H Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington
New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 9th Reinforcements to 4th Battalion, H Company, left New Zealand on board two ships: HMNZT 'Tofua' (11 October 1916) and HMNZT 'Willochra' (16 October 1916). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankRifleman
Final unit4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateDied of wounds 8 June 1917
Age at death from cemetery records31
Place of burialBailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord (Plot III, Row C, Grave No 312), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Barbara Stuart, Mitchellhill, New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 43, p. 35

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