MARSHALL, James William
(Service number 25/342)
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank | Lance Corporal |
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Birth
| Date | 9 August 1897 | Place of Birth | Naseby, Otago |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | 192 Wilsons Road, Christchurch | ||
| Occupation | Cleaner (NZ Railways) | ||
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| Next of Kin | James William MARSHALL (father), The Wolds Station, Mackenzie County, via Fairlie | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 3rd Battalion, Advance Party, Transport Section | ||
| Date | 8 January 1916 | ||
| Transport | Tahiti or Warrimoo | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Suez, Egypt | |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 6 May 1975 | Age | 77 years |
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| Place of Death | Christchurch | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Bromley Cemetery, Christchurch | ||
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Biographical Notes
James William Marshall was the only child of James William and Johanna (née Patterson) Marshall. He married Alice Middleton on 27 December 1911 at Waimate. Lance Corporal J. W. Marshall returned home with Draft 191 of invalided soldiers by the “Remuera”, embarking at Liverpool on 7 September 1918 and arriving on 23 October. He married Eva Isabel Haig in 1921.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [08 March 2020]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [08 March 2020]; Bromley Cemetery burial record (Christchurch City Council) [08 March 2020]; Evening Post, 14 October 1918, Sun, 14 October 1918 (Papers Past) [03 March 2020]
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