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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
James Comeskey |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Corporal |
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| Forename(s): |
James |
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| Surname: |
Comeskey |
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| War: |
World War I, 1914-1918 |
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| Serial No.: |
10/3221 |
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| First Known Rank: |
Private |
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| Next of Kin: |
Mrs S.J. Comeskey (mother), Upper Hutt, New Zealand |
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| Marital Status: |
Single |
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| Enlistment Address: |
Upper Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Military District: |
Wellington |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
8th Reinforcements |
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| Embarkation Unit: |
Wellington Infantry Battalion |
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| Embarkation Date: |
13 November 1915 |
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| Place of Embarkation: |
Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Transport: |
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| Vessel: |
Willochra or Tofua |
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| Destination: |
Suez, Egypt |
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| Page on Nominal Roll: |
142 |
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| Last Unit Served: |
Wellington Infantry Regiment |
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| Place of Death: |
France |
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| Date of Death: |
29 July 1918 |
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| Year of Death: |
1918 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Accidental death on active service |
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| Archives NZ source: |
Military personnel file |
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| Sources Used: |
Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume I. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1914-1919 |
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