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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
James Gair |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Trooper |
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| Forename(s): |
James |
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| Surname: |
Gair |
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| War: |
World War I, 1914-1918 |
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| Serial No.: |
9/2170 |
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| Gender: |
Male |
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| First Known Rank: |
Lance Corporal |
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| Occupation before Enlistment: |
Farmer |
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| Next of Kin: |
Mrs J. Gair (mother), Marton, New Zealand |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
New Zealand Expeditionary Force |
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| Embarkation Unit: |
11th Reinforcements Otago Mounted Rifles, D Squadron |
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| Embarkation Date: |
1 April 1916 |
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| Place of Embarkation: |
Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Transport: |
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| Vessel: |
Maunganui or Tahiti |
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| Destination: |
Suez, Egypt |
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| Nominal Roll Number: |
28 |
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| Page on Nominal Roll: |
3 |
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| Last Unit Served: |
Wellington Mounted Rifles |
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| Place of Death: |
Egypt to Palestine |
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| Date of Death: |
17 May 1917 |
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| Year of Death: |
1917 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Died of sickness |
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| Cemetery Name: |
Kantara War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt |
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| Grave Reference: |
F. 363. |
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| Biographical Notes: |
James Gair was the son of James and Marion Gair, of Marton, New Zealand. |
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| Description of Image: |
Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1917 |
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| Archives NZ source: |
Military personnel file |
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| Sources Used: |
- Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1917
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission. URL: http://www.cwgc.org
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