James Comeskey

Forenames

James AWMM

Surname

Comeskey AWMM

Also known as

• James Gerald Comeskey AWMM
• Jim
  Public - Leo - Other relative - 20 August 2017 - Family documents and Letters

Service number

WWI 10/3221 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Religion

Roman Catholic

Public - Leo - Other relative - 20 August 2017 - Family documents and letters

Address before enlistment

Unknown AWMM Upper Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM

Next of kin

Mrs S.J. Comeskey (mother), Upper Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

Pre 13 Nov 1915 AWMM Single AWMM

War

World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

WWI 10/3221 AWMM

Enlistment

WW1 Unknown AWMM

Embarkation details

WW1 13 Nov 1915 AWMM
HMNZT 35 or HMNZT 36 AWMM Vessel was Willochra or Tofua AWMM Private AWMM Wellington Infantry Battalion AWMM 8th Reinforcements AWMM

Medical notes

• Accidental Death, Cause of Death AWMM
  Accidental death on active service AWMM
• Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

WW1 Corporal/Military AWMM
Wellington Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion AWMM

James Comeskey was the son of James and Sarah Comeskey, of Wellington, New Zealand.

Next of Kin: Mrs S. J. Comeskey, Mt Eden, Auckland (Roll of Honour, Auckland Province 1914-1918 (Volume 1)) AWMM

Death

29 Jul 1918 AWMM
Age  23 AWMM

Cause of death

• Killed on Active Service AWMM
• Accidental Death AWMM

Cemetery

Gommecourt Wood New Cemetery, Foncquevillers, Pas-de-Calais, France AWMM III. C. 10. AWMM

Memorial name

Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

Related objects

Related Serviceperson

External links

• Military personnel file
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R21896468
  Further Reference
• A Street Near You record
  https://astreetnearyou.org/person/305446/-
  Further Reference
• Commonwealth War Graves Commission Casualty record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/305446
  Further Reference
• New Zealand War Graves Trust
  https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/
  Further Reference

References

• New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  Page No: 142
• The Fields of Remembrance Trust: Brothers Field, Auckland Museum (Armistice, 2018)
• Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2.