WATERS, James
(Service number 23/1865)
| First Rank | Lance Corporal | Last Rank | Lance Corporal |
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Birth
| Date | 30 June 1890 | Place of Birth | Geraldine |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Pukearuhe | ||
| Occupation | Cheesemaker | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs W. WATERS (mother), Geraldine | ||
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 | 3rd Reinforcements, 1st Battalion, E Company | ||
| Date | 8 January 1916 | ||
| Transport | Tahiti or Warrimoo | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Suez, Egypt | |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Regiment | ||
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 August 1973 | Age | 83 years |
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| Place of Death | New Plymouth | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Te Henui Cemetery, New Plymouth | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
James Waters was the seventh son of William and Frances Sophia (née Giles) Waters. J. Waters, 23/1865, returned home with Draft 191 of invalided soldiers by the “Remuera”, embarking at Liverpool on 7 September 1918 and arriving on 23 October. An older brother George William Waters was killed in action in 1918 in France. His younger brother Leonard Albert Waters also served in World War I.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [08 March 2020]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [08 March 2020]; Te Henui Cemetery burial record (New Plymouth District Council) [08 March 2020]; Evening Post, 14 October 1918, Sun, 14 October 1918 (Papers Past) [03 March 2020]
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