James COLES

Regimental number26/1574
OccupationLabourer
Next of kinMother, Mrs E Coles, 123 Pine Street, Masterton
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1915, 2nd Reinforcements to 4th Battalion, H Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 1 April 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 1 October 1918
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsGrevillers (New Zealand) Memorial, Pas de Calais, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: the late Mrs Elizabeth Coles, Hastings, Napier
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 27, p. 11