HOME, James Earl
(Service number 61049)
| First Rank | Sapper | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 24/06/1897 | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | C/o Mrs Beach, Moore Street, Ashburton | ||
| Occupation | Drapery assistant | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Agnes HOME (mother), Sefton Street, Timaru | ||
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 | 32nd Reinforcements, Divisional Signally Company | ||
| Date | 22 June 1917 | ||
| Transport | Willochra | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Liverpool, Merseyside, England | |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 26 July 1955 | Age | 58 years |
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| Place of Death | Queenstown | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
James Earl Home was the son of John Robertson and Agnes (née Crosbie) Home. His cousin Leonard Arthur Home died in World War One of illness and another cousin, Stanley Suart Home, also served.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [21 May 2017]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [21 May 2017]; Timaru Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [21 May 2917]
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