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James Henry Walker

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1/2 portrait of Lance Corporal James Henry Walker, Reg No 35752, of the New Zealand Mounted Rifles, 22nd Reinforcements, Specialist Company (Machine Gun Section). (Photographer: Herman Schmidt, 1917). Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries, 31-W2567. No known copyright.

1/2 portrait of Lance Corporal James Henry Walker, Reg No 35752, of the New Zealand Mounted Rifles, …

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    James Henry AWMM
  • Surname
    Walker AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 35752 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
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  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    J. Walker (father), Kelvin Grove, Papakura, Auckland, 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 35752 AWMM
  • Military service
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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Branch Trade Proficiency
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    WW1 Unknown AWMM Farmer/Civilian AWMM
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Prisoner of war

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  • 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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  • Moeraki then transfer to Boora at Melbourne for Suez. AWMM

Death

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  • Cemetery name
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Memorials

Memorial

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  • Loved Grandpa of Kay Stuart
    Great-Grandpa of Timothy James Stuart and Michael Barry Stuart
    Great-Great Grandpa of Mitchell James Barry Stuart and Millie Kay Stuart
    Always remembered xx
    Public - Kay - Direct descendant - 12 August 2019
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  • In memory of my grandfather who served in palestine WW1 war, returned to NZ & died in 1987 in his 101st year
    Public - Diane - Other Relative - 25 April 2015
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Sources

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  • External links
    Military personnel file
    https://collections.archives.govt.nz/en-NZ/web/arena/search#/entity/aims-archive/R22015013
    Further Reference
  • References
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1918). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume III. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      54: 2 AWMM
    • Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications AWMM
      Vol. 1: Includes portrait AWMM

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12 August 2019KayBucklands BeachDirect descendant
25 April 2015DianeAuckland NZOther Relative

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