Private

James Ireland

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of John and Agnes Ireland, of Lune St., Oamaru.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

Submitted by: Nancy Borrie
Relationship to casualty: Great Niece
There is a postcard that has been handed down the family via my Great Aunt Molly Ireland, James' older sister. It was written by James, signed Jim, and family story has it that it arrived in Oa... Read More

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
8/55
Name:
James Ireland
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs John Ireland (mother), Severn Street, Oamaru, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Severn Street, Oamaru, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Otago Regiment

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
08 August 1915
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
20
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

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

HMNZT 5
HMNZT 9
Vessel:
Ruapehu or Hawkes Bay
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
15
Cemetery Location: 
Turkey
James Ireland
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