James Johnson FALCONER

Regimental number20131
Date of birth28 August 1887
Place of birthChristchurch
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBushman
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Height5' 7.75"
Weight164 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs L B Falconer, Young Street, New Plymouth
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date1 May 1916
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 16th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 62 Mokoia on 21 August 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 June 1917
Age at death from cemetery records29
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsMessines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Louisa Falconer, 174 Young Street, New Plymouth
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Dunedin, 20 August 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 24 October 1916, and marched in to Sling Camp.

Proceeded overseas to France, 15 November 1916; marched in to Base Depot, Etaples, 16 November 1916;

Joined 1st Bn, Wellington Infantry Regiment, in the field, 18 November 1916.

Found guilty, 15 May 1917, of being absent from billet after 10 pm: awarded 7 days' Field Punishment No 2.

Killed in action, 8 June 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 38, p. 11
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805