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James Quedley

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  • Service number
    • New Zealand Wars 1118 AWMM
    • ??54 Public - Wiremu Hemi - Other Relative - 12 September 2015 - Family History
    • 1118 Public - Wiremu Hemi - Other Relative - 12 September 2015 - Family History
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  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
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From photographs taken of Crimean & New Zealand War veterans, resident in New Zealand. To commemorate ANZAC landing at Gallipoli. Auckland Museum grounds 1916.

James Quedley

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    James AWMM
  • Surname
    • Quedley AWMM
    • Quedley Public - Wiremu Hemi - Other Relative - 12 September 2015 - Family History
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • New Zealand Wars 1118 AWMM
    • ??54 Public - Wiremu Hemi - Other Relative - 12 September 2015 - Family History
    • 1118 Public - Wiremu Hemi - Other Relative - 12 September 2015 - Family History
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion
    Roman Catholic Public - Wiremu Hemi - Other Relative - 12 September 2015 - Family History

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    Oct 1828 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    October, 1828 Public - Wiremu Hemi - Other Relative - 12 September 2015 - Family History
  • Place of birth
    Cottage adjoining Upper House Farm, Cutcombe, Somerset, England, United Kingdom Public - Wiremu Hemi - Other Relative - 12 September 2015 - Family History
  • Birth notes
    28 October, 1828. St. John the Evangelist Church, Church of England, Cutcombe, Somerset, England, Un Public - Wiremu Hemi - Other Relative - 12 September 2015 - Family History
  • Address before enlistment
    Cottage adjoining Upper House Farm, Cutcombe, Somerset, England, United Kingdom Public - Wiremu Hemi - Other Relative - 12 September 2015 - Family History
  • Post war occupation
    Farmer, Half Moon Bay, Pakaranga, Auckland, New Zealand Public - Wiremu Hemi - Other Relative - 12 September 2015 - Family History
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
  • Campaign
    • 1853-1856 Crimean War AWMM
    • Alma, Balaclava, Sevastopol, Inkerman(n) Public - Wiremu Hemi - Other Relative - 12 September 2015 - Family History
    • Taranaki, Waikato Public - Wiremu Hemi - Other Relative - 12 September 2015 - Family History
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    • New Zealand Wars 1118 AWMM
    • ??54 Public - Wiremu Hemi - Other Relative - 12 September 2015 - Family History
    • 1118 Public - Wiremu Hemi - Other Relative - 12 September 2015 - Family History
  • Military service
    • 55th AWMM
    • 14th Regiment of Foot AWMM
    • 55th Regiment of Foot (Westmorland) Public - Wiremu Hemi - Other Relative - 12 September 2015 - Family History
    • 14th Regiment of Foot (Buckinghamshire) Public - Wiremu Hemi - Other Relative - 12 September 2015 - Family History
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
    • 55th. Posted 1851-54 Gibraltar Garrison, 1854-56 Crimea, 1856-57 Gibraltar, 1857-59 Ireland Public - Wiremu Hemi - Other Relative - 12 September 2015 - Family History
    • 14th. Posted 1860-66 New Zealand, 1866-1868 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Public - Wiremu Hemi - Other Relative - 12 September 2015 - Family History

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    • Pre WW1 1846 AWMM
      Age 17 AWMM England, United Kingdom AWMM
    • New Zealand Wars Mar 1859 AWMM
    • 2nd January, 1846 Aldershot, Devonport, Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom Public - Wiremu Hemi - Other Relative - 12 September 2015 - family History
  • Occupation before enlistment
    Pastoralist Public - Wiremu Hemi - Other Relative - 12 September 2015 - Family History
  • Age on enlistment
    17 years 6 months Public - Wiremu Hemi - Other Relative - 12 September 2015 - family History

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
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Medical history

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Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • 1118 Private James Quedley, 2nd Battalion, 14th Foot Regiment served in the Crimean War and in New Zealand.
    He arrived in New Zealand on 29.11.1860 aboard the Robert Lowe, from Queenstown, Cork, in Ireland. In New Zealand he saw action in the Waikato Campaign (Rangiriri 1863) and possibly in Chute's March during the Wanganui Campaign (1865-66).

    In January 1868 James Quedley transferred from the 14th Regiment to the 2nd Battalion, 18th Royal Irish Regiment so that he could take his discharge in New Zealand in April that year.

    At the time of his discharge James Quedley had served 21 years and 302 days. He was awarded five Good Conduct badges and received the British Crimea (2 bars including Alma), and Turkish Crimea medals and the NZ Medal, and later the King's Empire Veteran badge. AWMM
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Death

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  • Death
    5 December 1918 AWMM
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  • Cemetery
    Waikumete Cemetery, Glen Eden, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Roman Catholic Division A Row 3, Plot 41B AWMM
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Memorials

Memorial

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
12 September 2015Wiremu HemiDunedin, New ZealandOther Relative

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