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James Elliott Weston

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Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories Panel Westaway, W.R. - Wheeler, F.J. (photo J Halpin 2010) - No known copyright restrictions

Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories Panel Westaway, W.R. - Wheeler, F.J. (pho …

Identity

About

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  • Title
    Rifleman Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 December 2015 - Military Record
  • Forenames
    James Elliott AWMM
  • Surname
    Weston AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 44327 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion
    Presbyterian Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 December 2015 - Military Record

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    21 May 1896 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    21 May 1896 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 December 2015 - Military Record
  • Place of birth
    Gisborne, NZ Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 December 2015 - Military Record
  • Birth notes
    son of Harold & Matilda WESTON Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 December 2015 - Military Record
  • Address before enlistment
    Wharekopae, Gisborne Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 December 2015 - Military Record
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Harold Weston (father), Waerengaahika, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    single Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 December 2015 - Military Record

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Western European -France Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 December 2015 - Military Record
  • Armed force / branch
    • Army AWMM
    • 3rd Btn NZ Rifle Brigade B Coy Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 December 2015 - Military Record
  • Service number
    WWI 44327 AWMM
  • Military service
    1916-1918 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 December 2015 - Military Record
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment
    20yrs Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 December 2015 - Military Record

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

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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    • Son of Harold and Matilda Weston, of Opotiki, Thames. Born in Gisborne. AWMM
    • Apr 1918 - ROLL OF HONOR - WELLINGTON, this day. Killed in action, April 7th:— J E. Weston (H, Weston, Gisborne, father).

      Mr Weston, of Waerenga-a-hika, was notified, yesterday of the death of his son Private James Elliot Weston, who was killed in action on the 7th April, on the Western front. Deceased was a member of the 24th Reinforcements, and was formerly engaged by Mr V. C. R. Mitford. as a shepherd. Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 December 2015 - Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 14588, 25 April 1918, Page 3
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Death

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  • Death
    7 April 1918 AWMM
    Somme, Northern France AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
    22yrs Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 December 2015 - Research
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
    Grevillers (New Zealand) Memorial, Grevillers British Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 December 2015 - Research
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
    Gisborne's War Memorial
    Patutahi War Memorial Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 December 2015 - Research
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Grevillers (New Zealand) Memorial, Grevillers British Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France AWMM
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

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14 June 2023Lorraine Mona Gisborne Researcher
29 December 2015Lorraine M Gisborne, NZResearcher

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