Pte. James Bevington Jeffery

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Pte. James Bevington Jeffery

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Dunedin, Otago, South Island, New Zealand
Death: April 28, 1918 (22)
Somme, Northern France, France (World War I: Killed in Action)
Place of Burial: [I. J. 3.], Colincamps, Somme, Picardie, France
Immediate Family:

Son of Thomas Samuel Jeffery and Alice Elizabeth Jeffery
Brother of Amelia Mary Jeffery; Ethel Jeffery; Thomas Samuel Joseph Jeffery; Stephen Edward Jeffery; Charles Field Jeffery and 3 others
Half brother of William David Skeene

Occupation: Otago Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion
Find A Grave ID: 56518788
Service No: WWI 39245
Managed by: Jason Scott Wills
Last Updated:

About Pte. James Bevington Jeffery

James Bevington Jeffery was born at Dunedin, Otago in New Zealand's South Island on 12 February 1896. His parents were Thomas Samuel Jeffery and Alice Elizabeth Jeffery (nee Field) who married in 1883. James joined the Otago Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion, during World War I (Service No. WWI 39245). He was killed in action at the Somme on 28 April 1918. James is remembered on the Euston Road Cemetery, [I. J. 3.] in France (bio by Debbie McCauley, 22 January 2022).

Sources

  1. Cenotaph: https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/...
  2. New Zealand and World War One Roll of Honour: http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~sooty/genealogy/nzefrohJ.html / Ref 10.4.2021
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Pte. James Bevington Jeffery's Timeline

1896
February 12, 1896
Dunedin, Otago, South Island, New Zealand
1918
April 28, 1918
Age 22
Somme, Northern France, France
April 28, 1918
Age 22
Euston Road Cemetery, [I. J. 3.], Colincamps, Somme, Picardie, France