James Oliver Francis WIGZELL

Regimental number28055
OccupationLabourer
Next of kinMother, Mrs A Wigzell, Grey Street, Woodville
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 12th Reinforcements to 2nd Battalion, F Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on 16 October 1916
Final rankSergeant
Final unit1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 5 April 1918
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialKnightsbridge Cemetery (Row A, Grave No 9), Mesnil-Martinsart, Somme, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Francis and Margaret Wigzell, Grey Street, Woodville
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 43, p. 29