McCLELLAND, James
(Service number 7/870)
| First Rank | Corporal | Last Rank | Trooper |
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Birth
| Date | 17/03/1873 | Place of Birth | Wallen Wallen, Victoria, Australia |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Orton, Temuka | ||
| Occupation | Blacksmith, farrier | ||
| Previous Military Experience | South African War (Australian Forces) | ||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | James McCLELLAND (father), Yundool, via Saint James, Victoria, Australia | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 3rd Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Mounted Rifles | ||
| Date | 14 February 1915 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Mounted Rifles | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 9 June 1946 | Age | 72 years |
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| Place of Death | Timaru | ||
| Cause | Natural causes | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Temuka Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
James McClelland was the son of James and Mary Ann (née Brown) McClelland, of Waggarandall, Victoria, Australia.He had served with the 5th Victorian Imperial Bushmen, 2nd Commonwealth Horse in the South African War. McClelland was present at the first annual meeting of the South Canterbury Ex-Contingenters’ Association in May 1914. When they held their second annual meeting on 20 May 1915, James was named in the annual report as one of the eleven members who had already joined the Expeditionary Force. Their comrades wished them luck and looked forward to their safe return. He was mentioned again at a general meeting held at the beginning of November 1915.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [06 January 2017]; Temuka Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [06 January 2017]; Timaru Herald, 23 May 1914, 19 May 1915, 3 November 1915 (Papers Past) [09 July 2015]; Birth index 1873, reg. Wallen, Victoria, Australia (ancestry.com.au) [06 January 2018]
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