Private

James Highton Whitaker

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of James Highton Whitaker and Agnes Whitaker, of 137, Eye St., Invercargill.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
Relatives Who Are Also Casualties:
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
10/1138
Name:
James Highton Whitaker
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
21 March 1887
Place of Birth:
Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Mr J H Whitaker (father), 137 Eye Street, Invercargill
Religion:
Anglican
Date of Enlistment:
03 September 1914
Locality on Enlistment: 
Greytown
Place of Enlistment: 
Wellington, New Zealand
Marital Status:
Single
Occupation on Enlistment:
Porter
Employer:
New Zealand Railways Department
Armed Force: 
NZEF
Unit:
NZEF, New Zealand and Australian Division, New Zealand Infantry Brigade, Wellington Battalion, 9 (Hawkes Bay) Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
08 August 1915
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
28
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Main Body
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 October 1914
Transport:

HMNZT 7
HMNZT 10
Vessel:
Limerick or Arawa
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
23
Cemetery Location: 
Turkey
James Highton Whitaker
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