STEWART, James Duncan
(Service number 55637)
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank | Rifleman |
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Birth
| Date | 03/12/1881 | Place of Birth | Gore |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Pareora | ||
| Occupation | Wool sorter | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Margaret STEWART (mother), Crombie Street, Gore | ||
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 | Reinforcements, G Company | ||
| Date | 15 August 1917 | ||
| Transport | Ruahine | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Glasgow, Scotland | |
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| Last Unit Served With | Rifle Brigade | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 26 June 1954 | Age | 72 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
James Duncan Stewart was born in 1881 at Gore, the son of Alexander and Margaret Stewart.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [22 December 2016]; Timaru Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [22 December 2016]
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