James Alexander TATE

Regimental number10400
Date of birth17 January 1892
Place of birthMackay, Queensland, Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Height5' 975"
Weight189 lbs
Next of kinFather, James Henry Tate, Raurimu, Main Trunk
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date8 January 1916
Rank on embarkationLance Corporal
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 12th Reinforcements (2nd Draft), Wellington Infantry Battalion, J Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Mokoia on 6 May 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 11 October 1918
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialBeaulencourt British Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No 7), Ligny-Thilloy, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr & Mrs James Henry Tate, Raurimu, Hamilton
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 31, p. 7
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805