Private

James Gilchrist Spotswood

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of John and Mary Spotswood, of 34, Stevedore St., Williamstown, Victoria, Australia.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
8/2318
Name:
James Gilchrist Spotswood
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Miss F. Spotswood, 34 Stevedore Street, Williamstown, Victoria, Australia
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
231 The Terrace, Wellington, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Otago Regiment

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
07 August 1915
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
29
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Bodies of Embarkation:

Samoan Advance Party
4th Reinforcements
Places of Embarkation:

Wellington, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Transport:

HMNZT 1
HMNZT 2
HMNZT 21
HMNZT 22
HMNZT 23
Vessels:

Moeraki or Monowai
Willochra or Knight Templar or Waitomo
Destinations:

Apia, Samoa
Suez, Egypt (25 May 1915)

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
16
Cemetery Location: 
Turkey
James Gilchrist Spotswood
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