GUDSELL, James Digby
(Service number 74387)
| First Rank | Trooper | Last Rank | Trooper |
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Birth
| Date | 13/11/1897 | Place of Birth | Beaconsfield, Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | |||
| Occupation | Carpenter | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs A. GUDSELL (mother), Glendonald, Albury, Canterbury | ||
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 | 41st Reinforcements, Mounted Rifles Brigade | ||
| Date | 11 October 1918 | ||
| Transport | Moeraki | ||
| Embarked From | Transhipped at sydney for Suez | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Mounted Rifles | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 14 April 1976 | Age | 78 years |
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| Place of Death | Hastings | ||
| Cause | |||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Hawke's Bay Crematorium; ashes interred Hastings Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
James Digby Gudsell was the son of Thomas and Agnes (née Hay) Gudsell. He married Annie Bella Willcock in 1929.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [29 June 2017]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [29 June 2017]; hawke's Bay Cremation Record & Hastings Cemetery headstone transcription (South Canterbury Branch NZSG cemetery records) [29 June 2017]
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