James WILCOX

Regimental number9/402
AddressArrowtown
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, Richard Wilcox, Arrowtown, Otago
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 rankDriver
Final unitNew Zealand Field Artillery
FateKilled in Action 7 October 1916
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialGuards Cemetery (Plot II, Row E, Grave No 9), Lesboeufs, Somme, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Richard and Ann Wilcox, Arrowtown, Otago
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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