James Walter CASWELL

Regimental number17/380
Date of birth13 August 1894
Place of birthSt Andrews, Canterbury
ReligionChurch of England
AddressMaraekakaho
Marital statusSingle
Height5' 6.5"
Weight175 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Mark Caswell, Albury, Canterbury
Previous military serviceNil
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 8th Reinforcements, New Zealand Veterinary Corps
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board SS Willochra on 13 November 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 15 March 1919
Discharge date13 April 1919
Family/military connectionsBrothers: 17/382 Pte William CASWELL, 2nd Bn, Wellington Infantry Regiment, killed in action, 23 June 1917; 6/4008 Pte George Arthur CASWELL, 2nd Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, killed in action, 21 September 1916; 7/29 Trooper Henry CASWELL, Anzac Mounted Division Headquarters, commenced return to New Zealand, 6 March 1919; 11/2055 Gunner Francis CASWELL, 3rd NZ Field Artillery Brigade, commenced return to New Zealand, 24 July 1919.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Disembarked Suez, 20 December 1915.

Proceeded overseas to France, 7 April 1916.

Found guilty, 26 July 1916, of using threatening language to an NCO: awarded 7 days' Field Punishment No 2.

Found guilty, 22 December 1916, of while on Active Service absenting himself from duty before being relieved by picket: forfeited 3 days' pay.

Transferred to 2nd Bn, Wellington Infantry Regiment, 12 February 1917.

Found guilty, 22 May 1917, of being absent without leave from the training ground during training hours from 1 pm until 2.15 pm, 22 May 1917: forfeited 2 days' pay.

Admitted to 7th Convalescent Depot, 3 October 1917 (gonorrhoea); transferred to 51st General Hospital, Rouen, 4 October 1917; discharged to Base Depot, 2 December 1918.

Marched out to England, 30 December 1918.

Commenced return to New Zealand on board 'Hororata', 15 March 1919; discharged, 13 April 1919.

Total war service: 3 years 179 days (of which 3 years 123 days were abroad).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsVeterinary Corps/Eighth
Date of death11 August 1976
Age at death81
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805

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