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WALKER, James
(Service number 91867)

Aliases
First Rank	Private	Last Rank	Private

Birth

Date	11/12/1884	Place of Birth	South Canterbury

Enlistment Information

Date	19 June 1918	Age	33 years
Address at Enlistment	Care of Selby Palmer, Havelock North
Occupation	Shepherd
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status	Married. One child
Next of Kin	Mrs J. WALKER (wife), Havelock North
Religion	Presbyterian
Medical Information	Height 5 feet 4 inches. Weight 8 stone 10 lbs. Chest measurement 33-35 inches. Complexion fair. Eyes blue. Sight - both eyes 6/6. Hearing - both ears some improvement, not good. Limbs well formed. Full & perfect movement of all joints. Chest well formed. Heart & lungs normal. Free from hernia, varicocele, varicose veins, haemorrhoids, inveterate or contagious skin disease. Good bodily & mental health. No fits. No notification for consumption. Never under treatment in a sanatorium or mental institution. Absence from work - rheumatism 13 years ago; states ear discharge during cold weather - probably by his statement only.

Military Service

Served with	NZ Armed Forces	Served in	Army
Military District

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No information

Prisoner of War Information

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Discharge

Date	18 December 1918	Reason	Demobilised.

Hospitals, Wounds, Diseases and Illnesses

Post-war Occupations

Stonemason

Death

Date	14 September 1957	Age	73 years
Place of Death	Christchurch
Cause
Notices
Memorial or Cemetery	Bromley Cemetery, Christchurch
Memorial Reference	Block 32, Plot 120
New Zealand Memorials

Biographical Notes

James Walker was the son of James and Barbara (née Sievwright) Walker, He married Jane (Jean) Elliott on 20 November 1912 at Pleasant Point. Their son, James Matthew, was born on 12 December 1912 at Christchurch.

Sources

NZ Defence Force Personnel Records (Archives NZ Ref. AABK18805 W5557 0118070) [27 July 2016]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [25 July 2016];

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