James McVicar

1878-1933

Unit

4th Reinforcements

Rank

Sapper

Serial

37595

About

Born in New Zealand

22 June 1878
Parents

Mother

Bessie McVicar

Father

Duncan McVicar
Residence

Hometown

Arthurs Pass
Work

Occupation

Miner

Employer

Public Works Department
Personal Life

Marital Status

Single

Army Experience

  • New Zealand Volunteers

    New Zealand

  • World War I (1914-1918)

    New Zealand Tunnellers

    British War Medal ribbon

    British War Medal

    Victory Medal ribbon

    Victory Medal

    Death

    Died at the age of 55

    23 August 1933

    Sources

    Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira: Online Cenotaph He Toa Taumata Rau.

    New Zealand Archives Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga, AABK 18805 W5544 102/0076646, Military Personnel File.

    Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Vol.III, Roll No.55, Government Printer, Wellington, 1914-1919, p. 40.

    How to cite this page

    Anthony Byledbal, “James McVicar (1878-1933)“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.nztunnellers.com/tunnellers/568