SMALE, James

A Southern Downs Veteran

CONFLICT : WWI
SERVICE NO : 53880
RANK : Private
UNIT : 33rd Reinforcements, Special Company NZEF
ENLISTMENT DATE : 15/03/1917
AGE : 30
PLACE OF ENLISTMENT : Willington, New Zealand
PLACE OF BIRTH : Freestone, Queensland
RELIGION : Church of England
OCCUPATION : Labourer
DATE OF DEATH : 25/07/1976
PLACE OF BURIAL : Gisborne, New Zealand

MEMORIALS : 2023 Freestone WWI Honour Board

View this person’s Service File : There is no NAA file for James SMALE as he served in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force

NOTES : James brother Walter Edward Smale 794 was Killed In Action. James parents were Alfred and Emily Smale of Freestone. James married Nell Smale. Discharged Medically Unfit 1918.

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