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James Horsfall

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Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 33), Page: 16 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 33), Page: 16 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    James AWMM
  • Surname
    Horsfall AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • South African 7445 AWMM
    • WWI 13398 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Church of England, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    23 November 1869 Military personnel file Winchester, Canterbury Military personnel file
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    • South African Pre 26 February 1902 AWMM 6A York Street, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
    • WW1 Pre 8 February 1916 AWMM 118 Nelson Street, Petone, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
    • WW1 1916 AWMM Mrs Amy Horsfall (wife), 118 Nelson Street, Petone, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Leith Norman Horsfall, Grandson, 15 Ceres Crescent, Johnsonville, Wellington, New Zealand

    Blair Horsfall, Great Grandson, 249 Mark Ave, Grenada Village, Wellington, New Zealand Public - Blair Michael - Direct descendant - 25 February 2019 - Family Papers
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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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

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
    • 5 November 1915 AWMMHeight, WWI AWMM
      5 foot 8.5 inches AWMM
    • 5 November 1915 AWMMWeight, WWI AWMM
      149 pounds AWMM
    • 5 November 1915 AWMMComplexion, WWI AWMM
      Fair AWMM
    • 5 November 1915 AWMMEye colour, WWI AWMM
      Blue AWMM
    • 5 November 1915 AWMMHair colour, WWI AWMM
      Light brown AWMM
    • 29 November 1916 AWMMWounds Diseases Etc., WWI AWMM
      Rheumatism from South African War AWMM
    • 15 September 1916 AWMMHospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM
      Wounded, France gassed AWMM
    • 1918 AWMMHospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM
      Readmitted for treatment, Military Hospital AWMM
    • 5 November 1915 AWMMDental, WWI AWMM
      Bad, and unfit on account of teeth AWMM
    • Wounds Diseases Etc., WWI AWMM
      Discharged to Military Hospital for treatment 18 February 1919 AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • First married at to Rose Flora Hephzibah nee Walch m 1888, separated 1903, divorced 1907. Father of James (served in WW1 33882, 25/119) b 1892, Olive Sylvina Hephzibah b 1889 and Clifford (Clifton) Ernest (served in WW1 90358) b 1894.

    Husband of Amy Marie nee Thurston married 1905 registered 1908. Father of three more children at enlistment for WW1: Robert Clive (served in WW2 27095) b 1905; Clarence b 1907; James Alexander (served in WW2 30671) b 1908 and his fourth child Raymond was born June 1916.

    Attested and medically examined 1915, unfit on account of teeth. AWMM
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Death

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  • Death
    11 October 1944 Military personnel file; BDM deaths
    Age 76 AWMM
    Military personnel file; BDM deaths
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
25 February 2019Blair Michael Wellington, New Zealand Direct descendant
07 January 2016AllanRotoruaResearcher

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