James Allan EDEN

Regimental number33147
OccupationRailway porter
Next of kinMother, Mrs William Eden, Spring Grove, Nelson
Rank on embarkationCompany Sergeant Major
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 23rd Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Regiment, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 79 Ruapehu on 14 March 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 9 September 1918
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialBagneux British Cemetery (Plot VI, Row F, Grave No 33), Gezaincourt, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Alice Eden, Spring Grove, Nelson
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 57, p. 7

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