Private

James Wards

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of David and Catherine Wards, of Tuturau Mataura, Southland, Invercargill.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
Relatives Who Are Also Casualties:
NZ WAR GRAVES
CONTRIBUTED

Public Contributions:

Submitted by: Chris Genge
Relationship to casualty: None
In driving through Southland tracing my own family history, I came across the Tuturau memorial and took this photo. Later I did some research and found that three Wards brothers went to war and only ... Read More

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Casualty

Service Number: 
3/740
Name:
James Wards
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Miss Mary Wards (sister), Tuturau, Mataura, Southland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Tuturau, Mataura, New Zealand
Unit:
New Zealand Medical Corps

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Date of Death:
02 September 1915
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
33
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
5th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
13 June 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 24
HMNZT 25
HMNZT 26
Vessel:
Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima
Destination:
Suez, Egypt (24 July - 6 August 1915)

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
76
Cemetery Location: 
Turkey
James Wards
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