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Ernest William James

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Nominal Roll Vol 1, Page: 363 - No known copyright restrictions

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Ernest William AWMM
  • Surname
    James AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 12/1681 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Methodist, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    14 December 1888 Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra Thames, Coromandel District Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Opotiki, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    John Edwin James (brother), care of G. Cleave, Karaka Road, Thames, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 14 February 1915 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    1915-1916 Gallipoli AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 12/1681 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    • Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM
    • Height, WWI AWMM
      5' 10" AWMM
    • Weight, WWI AWMM
      164 lb AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Joined unit at Gallipoli, 5 May 1915.Admitted to hospital, Gallipoli (no date recorded); rejoined unit, 8 May 1915.
    Reported missing, 8 May 1915.
    Board of Enquiry, held at Moascar Camp, Ismailia, 22 March 1916, concluded 'Reported missing, now believed dead, on or about 8 May 1915'. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    8 May 1915 AWMM
    Gallipoli, Turkey AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Twelve Tree Copse (New Zealand) Memorial, Twelve Tree Copse Cemetery, Helles, Turkey AWMM
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

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21 October 2021Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher

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