SHANKS, James Albert
(Service number 47536)
| First Rank | Gunner | Last Rank | Gunner |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
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| Address at Enlistment | |||
| Occupation | Plumber | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs M. Shanks (wife), Yare Street, Oamaru, New Zealand | ||
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 | 27th Reinforcements New Zealand Field Artillery | ||
| Date | 12 June 1917 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Plymouth, England |
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| Last Unit Served With | New Zealand Field Artillery | ||
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Death
| Date | 7 September 1918 | Age | |
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| Place of Death | Havrincourt, France | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Grevillers (New Zealand) Memorial, Grevillers British Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru | ||
Biographical Notes
James Shanks was the husband of Mrs M Everitt (formerly Shanks), of 284 Oxford St, South Dunedin, New Zealand.
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