SHEFFORD, James
(Service number 10/3872)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 23/09/1891 | Place of Birth | Timaru, New Zealand |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 16 November 1916 | Age | 25 |
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| Address at Enlistment | Post Office, Eltham | ||
| Occupation | Labourer | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | John Wildes (cousin) Palmerston Nth, John Shefford (father) Waimate | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | NZ Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 10th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, B Company | ||
| Date | 4 March 1916 | ||
| Transport | HMNZT47, 48 Willochra or Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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Military Awards
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| Service Medals | British War, Victory Medal | ||
Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 8 June 1917 | Age | 26 |
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| Place of Death | Belguim | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Messines Ridge (NZ) Messines Ridge British Cemetery, Belgium | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Waimate First World War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
Son of John and Emily Shefford nee Wild. James enlisted as John Richard Dazzler and it was not until he died that it was found that he was James Shefford. An affadavit signed by RIchard Pelvin in 1920 confirmed James's identity. In his will, his estate went to James A Tate from Awakino Road, Te Kuiti, affadavit signed 1918 along with his medals.
Sources
Auckland Cenotaph, CWGC, Historical BMD, PapersPast, NZ Archives War record
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Liz Shea (SC branch NZSG)
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