James Roy CARGO

Regimental number10/740
Date of birth12 February 1892
Place of birthEast Tamaki, Auckland
SchoolEast Tamaki Public School; Auckland Grammar School
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationBank clerk
AddressNew Plymouth
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22.7
Height5' 10.75"
Weight168 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Bella Cargo, Church Street, Ponsonby, Auckland
Enlistment date12 August 1914
Rank on embarkationSergeant
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rank2nd Lieutenant
Final unitWellington Infantry Battalion
Other detailsJoined the Bank of New South Wales, Auckland branch, 26 October 1910; transferred to Tokomaru branch, 9 October 1911; to New Plymouth branch (as ledger keeper), 1 March 1913.
FateKilled in Action 3 June 1915
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialAri Burnu Cemetery (Row D, Grave No 16), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Belle Cargo, New Zealand
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Promoted Sergeant Major, Gallipoli, 3 May 1915.

Promoted 2nd Lt, 29 May 1915.

Killed in action, 3 June 1915.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsWellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Sources'Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour' (Sydney, 1921), p. 73
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880, File 7879697