Cenotaph : 1107

Cenotaph ID: 
1107
Rank Last Held: 
Private
Forenames: 
James
Surname: 
Best
Serial Number: 
14374
Occupation on Enlistment: 
Labourer
Embarkation Body: 
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Date: 
1916-06-26 00:00:00
Place of Embarkation: 
Wellington, New Zealand
Destination: 
Devonport, England
Vessel: 
Maunganui or Tahiti
Nominal Roll Number: 
34
Page on Nominal Roll: 
3
Age at Death: 
24
Date of Death: 
31 July 1917
Location of Cemetery/Memorial: 
Ypres, Belgium
Cause of Death: 
Killed in action
Archives NZ Reference: 
R22275839
Memorial Name: 
Messines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Messines Ridge British Cemetery, Belgium
First Rank: 
Private
Next of Kin: 
William John Best (father), Moa Street, Otahuhu, Auckland, New Zealand
Transport: 
HMNZT 56 | HMNZT 57
Last Unit Served: 
Wellington Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion

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