WALLACE, James Norman
(Service number 21917)
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank | Rifleman |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
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| Occupation | Motor mechanic | ||
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| Next of Kin | James Wallace (father), Arcade, Timaru, New Zealand | ||
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 | 7th Reinforcements 3rd Battalion, G Company | ||
| Date | 21 August 1916 | ||
| Transport | Mokoia | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Plymouth, England |
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| Last Unit Served With | New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion, G Company | ||
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Death
| Date | 6 December 1917 | Age | 22 |
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| Place of Death | Ypres, Belgium | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Menin Road South Military Cemetery, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru | ||
Biographical Notes
James Wallace was the son of Mary Elizabeth Wallace, of 16 Chalmers St., Timaru, New Zealand, and the late James Wallace.
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