James FITNESS

Regimental number25/105
OccupationMill hand
Next of kinWife, Mrs Mildred May Fitness, c/o Mrs J Wilson, The Terrace, Manunui, King Country
Rank on embarkationLance Corporal
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 3rd Battalion, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 5 February 1916
Final rankLance Sergeant
Final unit3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 15 September 1916
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsCaterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Wife: Mildred May Thornton (formerly Fitness), Manunui, Hamilton
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 24, p. 6

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