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ELDER, James
(Service number 6/4029)

Opihi College Roll of Honour — Made by Opihi College teacher David Ellena, 2015 (Courtesy of Kate Manson, Opihi College )

Temuka War Memorial, pictured in 2007 — (South Canterbury Museum 2013/155.25 #01)

Temuka War Memorial dedication inscription, pictured in 2007 — (South Canterbury Museum 2013/155.25 #05)

Temuka War Memorial plaque, names A-G, pictured in 2007 — (South Canterbury Museum 2013/155.25 #02)

Aliases
First Rank	Private	Last Rank	Private

Birth

Date	20/03/1896	Place of Birth	Temuka, New Zealand

Enlistment Information

Date	17 November 1915	Age	19
Address at Enlistment	King Street, Temuka, New Zealand
Occupation	Plumber
Previous Military Experience	2nd Company, South Canterbury Regiment
Marital Status	Single
Next of Kin	J.Elder (Father), King Street, Temuka, New Zealand
Religion	Methodist
Medical Information	Fit for service

Military Service

Served with	NZ Armed Forces	Served in	Army
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation	New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Unit, Squadron, or Ship	10th Reinforcements Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company
Date	3 April 1916
Transport	Willochra or Tofua
Embarked From	Wellington	Destination	Suez, Egypt

Other Units Served With
Last Unit Served With	Auckland Infantry Regiment

Military Awards

Campaigns	Western European
Service Medals	Britsh War Medal, Victory Medal
Military Awards

Award Circumstances and Date

No information

Prisoner of War Information

Date of Capture
Where Captured and by Whom
Actions Prior to Capture
PoW Serial Number
PoW Camps
Days Interned
Liberation Date

Discharge

Date		Reason

Hospitals, Wounds, Diseases and Illnesses

29 April 1916 - admitted No.20 General Hospital, Camiers France (Scabies); 17 May 1916 - admitted No.20 General Hospital, Camiers France (Scabies).

Post-war Occupations

Death

Date	15 September 1916	Age	20
Place of Death	Somme, France
Cause	Killed In action
Notices
Memorial or Cemetery	Quarry Cemetery, Montauban, Somme, France
Memorial Reference	VI. B. 4.
New Zealand Memorials	On Memorial wall, Timaru; Temuka RSA Roll of Honour; Temuka War Memorial

Biographical Notes

Son of James and Agnes Elder of 249 King St, Temuka, New Zealand.

Sources

Auckland War Memorial Cenotaph Database [9/9/2013]; NZ Defence Force Personnel Records (Archives NZ Ref. AABK 18805 W5537 0037453) [11/11/2013];

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Researched and Written by

Patrina Buchanan

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