James Henry CODDINGTON

Regimental number10/315
Date of birth13 January 1889
Place of birthLondon, England
ReligionNo religious affiliation recorded
OccupationEngineer
AddressGonville Avenue, Wanganui
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25.5
Height5' 9"
Weight129 lbs
Next of kinE G Coddington, Lenthorp Road, Greenwich, London, England
Previous military serviceServed in the Royal West Kent Volunteers; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date18 August 1914
Rank on embarkationCorporal
Enlistment statusVolunteer
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 rankCorporal
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 7 August 1915
Discharge date29 June 1916
Other details

Commenced return to New Zealand on board HT 'Tahiti', 7 August 1915; discharged (medically unfit: permanently unfit - right leg injured at Gallipoli), 29 June 1916.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death25 August 1975 Christchurch
Age at death86
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21895630

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