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Cenotaph record

English Māori

James Morrison Comrie

Lay a poppy
Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 24), Page: 32 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 24), Page: 32 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    James Morrison AWMM
  • Surname
    Comrie AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 26/294 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Reverend W.J. Comrie (father), Box 573, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 26/294 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM Orchardist/Civilian 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

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • James Comrie was the son of William James and Mary Kate Comrie, of Wellington, New Zealand. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    21 September 1916 AWMM
    Age 21 AWMM
    Somme, Northern France AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Thistle Dump Cemetery, High Wood, Longueval, Somme, France AWMM D. 14. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Roll of Honour

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  • Uncle my Mother,s brother Visited his grave September 2006 Remembered by the family
    Public - Mary Anne - Other Relative - 21 April 2015
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  • My great uncle. Died at Battle of the Somme. Lest we forget.
    Public - Campbell James - Other Relative - 17 April 2015
    Report 

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
21 April 2015Mary AnneAuckland New ZealandOther Relative
17 April 2015Campbell JamesAuckland New ZealandOther Relative
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