James Alexander WALKER

Regimental number9/227
AddressClinton
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinBrother, George Walker, Clinton
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Three squadrons of the Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment left New Zealand on board 'Hawke's Bay', and one squadron on board 'Verdala'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankCorporal
Final unitNew Zealand Pioneer Battalion
FateDied of wounds 28 May 1917
Age at death from cemetery records36
Place of burialBailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Nord) (Plot III, Row B, Grave No 175), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George Shaw Walker and Margaret Walker. Native of Clark''s Flat, Lawrence
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Mounted Rifles/Main Body

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