SHEED, James Alexander
(Service number 28926)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 16/08/1890 | Place of Birth | Farm hand |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Gordon's Valley, Timaru | ||
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| Next of Kin | Mrs SHEED (aunt), Tahu, North Street, Timaru | ||
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 | 18th Reinforcements, J Company | ||
| Date | 11 October 1916 | ||
| Transport | Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Plymouth, Devon, England | |
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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 | 10 October 1977 | Age | 87 years |
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| Place of Death | Christchurch | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Ruru Lawn Cemetery, Christchurch | ||
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Biographical Notes
James Alexander Sheed came to New Zealand in about 1908. He married Christine Wilson Meek in 1926 in New Zealand.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum cenotaph Database [05 June 2017]; Timaru Herald, 21 & 24 December 1917 (Papers Past) [03 & 06 June 2017]; Ruru Cemetery Christchurch burial record (Christchurch City Council) [06 June 2017];Rruru Lawn Cemetery headstone transcription (Canterbury Branch NZSG) [06 June 2017]
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