James Leybourne TURNBULL

Regimental number29951
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinFather, J Turnbull, Waikaka, Gore
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 10 May 1918
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialSailly-au-Bois Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row J, Grave No 1), Pas de Calais, France
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Parents: John and Florence Turnbull, Waikaka, Southlands
Other details

War service: Western Front

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

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