James Albert WESTWOOD

Regimental number28054
Date of birth25 April 1886
Place of birthNewbury, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCarpenter
Marital statusMarried
Height5' 7.5"
Weight147 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs J Westwood, Karepa Street, Brooklyn, Wellington
Previous military serviceServed in the City Rifles (1909); disbanded.
Enlistment date27 June 1916
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 28th Reinforcements (Second Draft), Otago Infantry Regiment, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 90 Ulimaroa on 26 July 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 31 May 1919
Discharge date18 November 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked, 26 July 1917; disembarked Plymouth, England, 24 September 1917, and marched in to Sling Camp.

Proceeded overseas to France, 16 October 1917; taken on strength, 2nd Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, in the field, 11 November 1917, and posted to 8th Company.

Admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, 11 December 1917 (myalgia); rejoined Bn, in the field, 17 December 1917.

Admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, 22 June 1918 (sprained right ankle: accident; soldier on duty at the time; in no way to blame); transferred to 3rd Canadian Stationary Hospital, Doullens, 24 June 1918; to Ambulance Train No 12, 25 June 1918, and admitted to 10th General Hospital, Rouen, 26 June 1918; transferred to 74th General Hospital, Trouville, 3 July 1918; to No 4 Convalescent Depot, Havre, 22 July 1918; to No 2 General Hospital, Havre, 23 July 1918 (pyrexia, unknown origin); to Base Depot, Havre, 14 August 1918; rejoined Bn, in the field, 14 October 1918.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Plymouth on board HMNZT 'Kigoma', 31 May 1919; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service on account of illness contracted on Active service: fractured right wrist), 18 November 1919.

War service: 3 years 145 days (of which 1 year 355 days was abroad)

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsMarital status entered as 'Single' on Attestation Form.
Date of death14 August 1955 Tauranga
Age at death69
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 69, p. 28
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805