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James GARDNER

Kete Horowhenua2020-03-23T17:03:15+00:00
Date of birth27 November 1887
Date of death06 July 1916
Mothers nameEizabeth Ann (née Boulton)
Spouses nameUnmarried
Fathers nameJames Gardner
Parents date of marriage1887
Parents place of marriageNew Zealand
SiblingsIsabel Gladys (b 1889, m 1921 Vaughan), ? William (b 1893), , ,
Children, , , ,
Cause of deathGun shot wounds
Buried whereCite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres. II. C. 48
Places of relevance, , , ,
Last known residenceShannon
Awards1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Place of birthPauatahanui, Wellington, New Zealand
OccupationSelf Employed Farmer
Place of deathFrance
Date of arrival overseas28 January 1915
Theatres of warEgypt & France (possibly Gallipoli)
Place of embarkationWellington on TS 14
SurnameGARDNER
War memorialShannon
Place enlistedTrentham
Christian namesJames
Place of arrival overseasSuez
SchoolShannon 15 March 1893 - 23 March 1893; Pauatahanui; 21 May 1894 - 8 August 1894; Pauatahanui; Shannon 30 September 1895 - 17 December 1895; Wellington
WarsWW1
Service number17/64
ReligionC of E
Date enlisted20 October 1914
Final rankCorporal
Regiment or serviceAuckland Infantry Regiment
Embarkation date14 December 1914
User reference7.62

Image of James GARDNER

Hair: Brown. Eyes: Blue.

Height: 5'8½". Complexion: Fair, Medium.

Weight: 140lb. Chest: 32½" – 36½".

Thankyou to Audrey Sciascia for sharing information

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