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HAMBLETON, James William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4089 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 7 January 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company) |
| Born: | Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia, 1872 |
| Home Town: | Broken Hill, Broken Hill Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Bronchitis, 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station, Etaples, France, United Kingdom, 19 December 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Estaires Communal Cemetery and Extension, France Plot III, Row I, Grave 11, |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Broken Hill Barrier District Roll of Honour, Broken Hill War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 4089 | |
|---|---|---|
| 25 May 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 4089, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 25 May 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 4089, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 25 May 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 4089, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), HMAT Warilda, Melbourne | |
| 25 May 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 4089, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company), HMAT Warilda, Melbourne | |
| 29 Sep 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 4089, 2nd Tunnelling Company (inc. 5th Tunnelling Company), taken on strength | |
| 18 Dec 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 4089, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4089 awm_unit: 2nd Australian Tunnelling Company awm_rank: Sapper awm_died_date: 1916-12-18 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
James William HAMBLETON was born in Sandhurst, Victoria in 1872
His parents were Charles HAMBLETON & Hannah BAILEY
He married Matilda ALLSOPP at Lucknow near Orange, NSW in 1898 - one child Gladys
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