James Silva
Born 21 Mar 1896 - Died 12 Jun 1963
- Service number
- WWI 16/1541 AWMM
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- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
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- War
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
Images
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About birth
- Birth
- 21 Mar 1896 AWMM
- Date of birth
- b. 1889Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 12 September 2024 - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/253637480/james_victorino_silva
- Place of birth
- WellingtonPublic - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 12 September 2024 - Military Record
- Birth notes
- Son of Emanuel Pereiara & Elizabeth Silva of AucklandPublic - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 12 September 2024 - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/253637480/james_victorino_silva
- Address before enlistment
- 129 Wellington Street, AucklandPublic - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 12 September 2024 - Military record
- Post war occupation
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- Next of kin
- WW1 Mrs Silva (wife), Nuku'alofa, Tonga, Pacific Islands AWMM
- Mrs J M SILVA, 101 Brighton Road, ParnellPublic - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 12 September 2024 - Military Record
- Relationship status
- 1910 James SILVA married June Mary LEGER - father of 3 childrenPublic - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 12 September 2024 - Military Record
Wars and conflicts
- War
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
- Campaign
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- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Service number
- WWI 16/1541 AWMM
- Military service
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- Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
- New Zealand Expeditionary Force (NZEF), Rarotongan Contingent AWMM
Military decorations
- Medals and Awards
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Training and Enlistment
- Military training
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- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Enlistment
- WW1 08 Apr 1916 AWMM Carpenter/Civilian AWMM
- Age on enlistment
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- Occupation before enlistment
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Embarkations
- Embarkation details
- WW1 26 Jul 1916 AWMM
HMNZT 59 or HMNZT 60 AWMM Vessel was Waitemata or Ulimaroa AWMM Private AWMM 5th Reinforcements AWMM Maori Contingent AWMM
Prisoner of war
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Medical history
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Last known rank
- Last rank
- 7 Mar 1919 AWMM
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Biographical information
- Enlisted at Narrow Neck Military Training Camp 8 April 1916. Joined New Zealand Pioneer Battalion 30 October 1916 in France and WIA (Wonded in Action) with a GSW (Gun Shot Wound) to the leg 7 June 1917. Treated in hospitals in France and 2nd NZ General Hospital, United Kingdom. On return to the New Zealand Pioneer Battalion he was transferred to the Rarotongan Company 24 April 1918 and posted to 3rd New Zealand Depot Unit of Supply, Marseille, 29 April 1918 to await shipment to Egypt. Embarked for Egypt 5 June 1918 and posted to the Rarotongan Company 15 July 1918. Embarked for New Zealand on SS Malta 14 December 1918. Discharged 7 March 1919. AWMM
About death
- Death
- 12 Jun 1963 BDM NZ1963/38581
- Date of death
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- Age at death
- 74yrsPublic - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 14 October 2024 - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/253637480/james_victorino-silva
- Place of death
- AucklandPublic - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 14 October 2024 - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/253637480/james_victorino-silva
- Cause of death
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- Death notes
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- Cemetery
- Waikumete Cemetery & Crematorium, Glen Eden, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
- Cemetery name
- Waikumete Cemetery, AucklandPublic - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 14 October 2024 - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/253637480/james_victorino-silva
- Grave reference
- Service Persons Area J, Row 1, Plot 32Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 14 October 2024 - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/253637480/james_victorino-silva
- Obituary
- James Victor Silva, of Portuguese descent, was born in NZ in 1889, son of Emanuel and Ethel Elizabeth (Edwards) Silva, but was a carpenter in Nuku’alofa.Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 14 October 2024 - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/253637480/james_victorino-silva
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Memorial
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Sources
- External links
- Military personnel file
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R7817055
Further Reference - Cook Islands Online Cenotaph
https://www.cookislandsonlinecenotaph.com/
Further Reference
- Military personnel file
- References
- New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
37: 38 - Soutar, M. (2019). Whitiki! Whiti! Whiti! E!: Maori In the First World War. New Zealand: David Bateman Ltd.
- The ulima-roarer : a collection of wails & fishy stories, etc., from the Indian Ocean. (1916). [Indian Ocean]: [15th Reinforcements].
- Pugsley, C. (1995). Te Hokowhitu a Tu : the Maori Pioneer Battalion in the first World War. Auckland, N.Z.: Reed.
- New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
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