Private

James Gemmell

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Robert and Margaret Gemmell, of Barr Hill, Rakaia. Native of Dunsandel, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
51714
Name:
James Gemmell
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Robert Gemmell (father), Dunsandel, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farmer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Auckland Regiment, 3 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
21 November 1917
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
25
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
12 June 1917
Transport:
HMNZT 87
Vessel:
Tahiti
Destination:
Devonport, England

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
James Gemmell
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