RATTRAY, James McHardy
(Service number 49004)
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 13/06/1881 | Place of Birth | Waimate |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Waimate | ||
| Occupation | Clerk | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs J. RATTRAY (mother), Waimate, South Canterbury | ||
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 | 26th Reinforcements, G Company | ||
| Date | 9 June 1917 | ||
| Transport | Willochra | ||
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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 | 7 August 1966 | Age | 85 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Waimate Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
James McHardy Rattray was the third of the four sons of John and Jane (née Gunn) Rattray. He married Mary Gaffney in 1930.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [18 December 2018]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [18 December 2018]; Waimate Cemetery headstone transcription (NZSG cemetery records) [18 December 2018]; refer Press, 24 January 1920 (Papers Past)
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Teresa Scott, SC branch NZSG
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