Warrant Officer Class 2

James Alfred Godfrey

DCM, MM

Awards

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Charles Alfred and Bridget Annie Godfrey, of Picton, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
  • BDM Online
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
6/1031
Name:
James Alfred Godfrey
Rank: 
Warrant Officer Class 2
Date of Birth:
17 January 1881
Place of Birth:
Picton, Marlborough, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
John Godfrey (brother), Survey Office, Auckland
Religion:
Roman Catholic
Date of Enlistment:
29 August 1914
Locality on Enlistment: 
Palmerston Street, Westport
Place of Enlistment: 
Christchurch, New Zealand
Marital Status:
Single
Occupation on Enlistment:
Railway Shunter
Employer:
New Zealand Railways Department
Unit:
NZEF, Canterbury Regiment, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Date of Death:
26 December 1917
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
37
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Main Body
Embarkation Place:
Lyttelton, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 October 1914
Transport:

HMNZT 4
HMNZT 11
Vessel:
Tahiti or Athenic
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
XXVII. CC. 3.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
James Alfred Godfrey
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