James GIVEN

Regimental number13/2194
Date of birth5 March 1894
Place of birthWalton, Waikato
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressWalton, Waikato
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Height5' 11"
Weight170 lbs
Next of kinBrother, Charles Given, Walton, Waikato
Previous military serviceServed for 5 years in the Mounted Rifles, Peako.
Enlistment date14 June 1915
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 6th Reinforcements, Auckland Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Tofua on 14 August 1915
Discharge date29 November 1916
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Posted to unit, Mudros, 3 October 1915.

Disembarked Alexandria, 27 December 1915 (general Gallipoli evacuation).

Admitted to NZ General Hospital, Cairo, 7 January 1916 (influenza); transferred to Aotea Convalescent Hospital, Heliopolis (post-malarial debility), 7 February 1916; discharged, and attached to NZ Base, Ghezireh, 3 March 1916.

Admitted to Polymedia Hospital, Cyprus, 5 May 1916 (adenoids); discharged to duty, 23 May 1916.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Suez on board HT 'Navua', 26 June 1916; discharged, 29 November 1916 (no longer physically fit for War Service on account of illness contracted on Active Service: malaria).

Total war service: 1 year 161 days (of which 360 days were overseas)

Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Mounted Rifles/Sixth
Date of death21 January 1968 Auckland
Age at death73
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805

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