James Mearns CHEYNE

Regimental number25807
OccupationHorse breaker
Next of kinFather, John Cheyne, Utuwai
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 11th Reinforcements to 1st and 2nd Battalions, E Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 64 Devon on 25 September 1916
Final rankRifleman
Final unit1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateDied of wounds 7 July 1917
Place of burialBailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row D, Grave No 225), Nord, Fance
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr & Mrs John Cheyne Utuwai, Palmerston North
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 41, p. 28

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