SCARLETT, James
(Service number 50069)
| First Rank | Trooper | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 8 January 1890 | Place of Birth | Malvern |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Fairlie | ||
| Occupation | Contractor | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Edith SCARLETT (mother), Glenroy, 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 | 29th Reinforcements, Mounted Rifles Brigade | ||
| Date | 13 November 1917 | ||
| Transport | Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Suez, Egypt | |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 5 October 1970 | Age | 80 years |
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| Place of Death | Timaru | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Salisbury Park Crematorium, Timaru | ||
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Biographical Notes
James Scarlett was the son of Richard and Edith (née Thortnton) Scarlett. He married lillian Grace Guilford in 1923. A patriotic social and presentation to Trooper jJames Scarlett was held in the Skipton School on 31 July 1917. His brother Richard also served in World War I.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [11 March 2018]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) 11 March 2018]; Salisbury Park Crematorium, Timaru records (South Canterbury Branch NZSG cemetery records) [16 March 2018]; Timaru Herald, 28 July 1917 (Papers Past) [11 March 2018]
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