Trooper

James Highton Metcalfe

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son-in-law of Mrs. E. Meachin, of 24, Harry St., Salford, Manchester, England.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
13/95
Name:
James Highton Metcalfe
Rank: 
Trooper
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
J. Metcalfe, 13 West Dixon Street, Salford, England
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
20 New Street, Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade, Auckland Mounted Rifles

Casualty Details

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

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
2nd Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
14 December 1914
Transport:

HMNZT 13
HMNZT 14
HMNZT 15
Vessel:
Verdala or Willochra or Knight of the Garter
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
3
Cemetery Location: 
Turkey
James Highton Metcalfe
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