James Ernest WALKLEY

Regimental number11/613
Date of birth7 August 1886
Place of birthPalmerston North
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
AddressCook Street, Palmerston North
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Height5' 11"
Weight144 lbs
Next of kinSister, Mrs A J Mahon, Lombard Street, Palmerston North
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date18 August 1914
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Members of the Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment in the Main Body left New Zealand on board three ships ('Arawa', 'Orari', and 'Tahiti'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankTrooper
Final unitWellington Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateKilled in Action 9 August 1915
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 6), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Brother: Mr S. Walkley, Auckland
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Killed in action, Anzac Cove, 9 August 1915.

War service: 357 days (of which 321 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Mounted Rifles/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22015182

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