James Alfred Porter

Private

Conflict:

WW2

Additional Information:

Son of James and Ada Alice Porter, of Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia; husband of Florence K. Porter, of Oamaru, Otago.

References:

CWGC

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

"The body of Private James Alfred Porter, a soldier from a local military camp, was found yesterday morning lying in a stream under a railway viaduct between Abbotsford and Wingatui. The deceased was a married man, whose home was in Kakanui. It is thought that Private Porter was walking across the viaduct when he slipped over the side into the stream below. He had been missing from camp for two or three days. An inquest will be held."

OTAGO DAILY TIMES, ISSUE 25172, 12 MARCH 1943, PAGE 2

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Casualty

Service Number:

579634

Name:

James Alfred Porter

Rank:

Private

Date of Birth:

Not known

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Unit:

New Zealand Infantry

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Accidental Death

Date of Death:

06 March 1943

Day of Death:

Saturday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Oamaru Cemetery

Cemetery Reference:

5. 97.

Cemetery Location:

New Zealand