WRENN, James Victor
(Service number 13/753)
| First Rank | Trooper | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 12/04/1892 | Place of Birth | Dunedin |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Ohinewai | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Elizabeth WHITE (mother), Thames | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 2nd Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Auckland Mounted Rifles | ||
| Date | 14 December 1914 | ||
| Transport | Verdala or Willochra or Knight of the Garter | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 21 January 1967 | Age | 74 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Marsden Valley Cemetery, Nelson | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
James Victor Wrenn was born on 12 April 1892, five moths after his father died. He was the younger son of James Henry and Elizabeth Watson (née Bell) Wrenn. His father was a bank manager in Timaru prior to his death. In 1894 Mrs Elizabeth Wrenn married Percy White. Young James was educated for a few years at Temuka School. His older brother alan Henry Wrenn, was called up for war service.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [27 July 2018]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [27 July 2018]; School Admission records (South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [30 jULY 2018]; Marssden Valley Cemetery, Nelson, headstone transcription
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