James COMESKEY

Regimental number10/3221
AddressUpper Hutt, Wellington
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinMother, Mrs S J Comeskey, Upper Hutt, Wellington
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 8th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on 13 November 1915
Final rankCorporal
Final unit1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateAccidentally killed 29 July 1918
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialGommecourt Wood New Cemetery (Plot III, Row C, Grave No 10), Foncquevillers, Pas de Calais, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Sarah Comeskey, Wellington, New Zealand
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Eighth