James Kitchen Hastie BURROWES

Regimental number8/987
AddressBalclutha
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinMother, Mrs Margaret Burrowes, Balclutha, Otago
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Members of the Otago Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left Wellington on 16 October 1914 on two ships, HMNZT 9 'Hawke's Bay' and HMNZT 5 'Ruapehu'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Medals

Military Medal

'For gallantry in carrying our, under fire, his duties as stretcher bearer on Gallipoli Peninsula, and in particular during the advance in August, 1915.'
Source: London Gazette
Date: 11 October 1916

Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body