Private

James Strang Laidlaw

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of James and Eliza Laidlaw, of Gordonton, Hamilton.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

Submitted by: Annette Batchelor ( née Dewar )
Relationship to casualty: He was my Father’s Cousin
James Strang Laidlaw was born in Invercargill, NZ, 9th December, 1829, to Eliza ( née Dewar) and James Laidlaw. When he enlisted he was living in Waverley, South Taranaki. [Record since amended - N... Read More

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
20364
Name:
James Strang Laidlaw
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
J. Laidlaw (father), Waverley, Taranaki, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farmer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Wellington Regiment, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
07 June 1917
Day of Death:
Thursday
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
21 August 1916
Transport:
HMNZT 62
Vessel:
Mokoia
Destination:
Plymouth, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
James Strang Laidlaw
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