James Walker WHEELER

Regimental number19197
OccupationLabourer
Next of kinSister, Mrs R Milford, North East Valley, Dunedin
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 15th Reinforcements (2nd Draft), J Company (Unattached Infantry)
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Ulimaroa on 29 July 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 31 January 1917
Age at death from cemetery records42
Place of burialBrewery Orchard Cemetery (Plot IV, Row F, Grave No 9), Bois-Grenier, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Grace Wheeler; Wife: Margaret Wheeler, Owaka
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 37, p. 26

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