James DESMOND

Regimental number62938
OccupationFarm labourer
Next of kinSister, Miss Mary Desmond, 440 Princes Street, Dunedin
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 31st Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Regiment, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on 22 November 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 October 1918
Place of burialMarcoing British Cemetery (Plot II, Row E, Grave No 7), nr Cambrai, France
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 75, p. 13

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