RAYMENT, James Wilfred
(Service number 6/1964)
| First Rank | Lance Corporal | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 20/04/1890 | Place of Birth | Essex, England |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 1 June 1915 | Age | 24 |
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| Address at Enlistment | 217 Moorehouse Ave, Christchurch, New Zealand | ||
| Occupation | Farmer for J Little, Hawarden | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | John Rayment (father), Southgreen Cottages, Billericay, Essex, England | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Infantry Battalion | ||
| Date | 17 April 1915 | ||
| Transport | Willochra or Knight Templar or Waitomo | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion | ||
Military Awards
| Campaigns | Egypt 1915-16, Egypt Expeditionary Force 1916, Gallipoli 1915, Western Europe 1916 | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 7 September 1916 | Age | 26 |
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| Place of Death | Somme, France | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres, France | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru | ||
Biographical Notes
Son of John and Dudly Rayment, of 5 South Green Cottages, Billericay, Essex, England
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Cenotaph Database (May 2014)
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Janette Clarke, SC branch NZSG
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