James ARMOUR

Regimental number9/106
Date of birth9 January 1887
Place of birthDunedin
OccupationBoilermaker
AddressRoxburgh
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Height5' 7.5"
Weight120 lbs
Next of kinFather, James D Armour, 9 Harbour Terrace, Dunedin
Previous military serviceServed in the Dunedin Engineers.
Enlistment date14 August 1914
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Three squadrons of the Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment left New Zealand on board 'Hawke's Bay', and one squadron on board 'Verdala'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankTrooper
Final unitOtago Mounted Rifles
Fate23 September 1915
Discharge date23 April 1916
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914; disembarked Alexandria, 3 December 1914.

Wounded in action, Gallipoli, 8 August 1915 (left buttock); admitted to HS 'Esmeralda', 9 August 1915; transferred to Egypt and admitted to No 2 Australian Convalescent Depot, Heliopolis, 14 August 1915; discharged to duty, 7 September 1915.

Commenced return to New Zealand on board HT 'Willochra', 25 September 1915; discharged (medically unfit), 23 April 1916.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Mounted Rifles/Main Body
Date of death18 March 1960 Dunedin
Age at death73
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805