James Courtney FALCONER

Regimental number36828
Date of birth9 July 1884
Place of birthWaimate, Canterbury
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationClerk
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation31
Height5' 0"
Weight150 lbs
Next of kinBrother, W M Falconer, PO Box 69, New Plymouth
Previous military serviceServed for 3 years in Dunedin Engineers; no longer serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date22 January 1917
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationCompany Sergeant Major
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 24th Reinforcements (1st Draft), Otago Infantry Regiment, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 81 Devon on 5 April 1917
Final rankSergeant
Final unit1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 2 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records33
Place of burialPoelcapelle British Cemetery (Plot VIA, Row C, Grave No 6), Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Catherine Falconer, Ettrick, Otago
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 5 April 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 11 June 1917, and marched in to Sling Camp.

Confirmed in rank as Sergeant on passing exam, 9 July 1917.

Proceeded overseas to France, 23 July 1917; marched in to Base Depot, Etaples, 27 July 1917.

Joined 1st Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, in the field, 30 August 1917.

Killed in action, Belgium, 2 October 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 59, p. 10
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805

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