WAREING, James
(Service number 27405)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Occupation | Labourer | ||
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| Next of Kin | Phillip WAREING (father), Temuka | ||
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 | 17th Reinforcements, J Company | ||
| Date | 25 September 1916 | ||
| Transport | Devon | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Devonport, Devon, England | |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 24 August 1965 | Age | 69 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Old Papatoetoe Cemetery, Auckland | ||
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Biographical Notes
James Wareing was the son of Philip and Sarah Clara (née Green) Wareing, of Temuka. He was a cousin of Cecil and George Wareing who also served in World War One. Two brothers, Harold Philip and Louis Joseph, were called up. .
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [04 March 2017]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [06 March 2017]; Old Papatoetoe Cemetery, Auckland, headstone transcription (South Canterbury Branch NZSG cemetery records) [06 March 2017]
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