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JAMES, Leslie Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 7117 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 July 1916, Geelong, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 29 June 1890 |
| Home Town: | Geelong, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Zonnebeke, Belgium, 22 October 1917, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Geelong Football Club Honour Roll, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7117, 14th Infantry Battalion, Geelong, Vic. | |
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| 16 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 7117, 14th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 7117, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Medic, Melbourne | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 7117, 14th Infantry Battalion, Menin Road | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 7117, 14th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge | |
| 22 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 7117, 14th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Wight
Leslie Joseph "Jack" James played 72 games and kicked 14 goals with Geelong Football Club in the VFL between 1909 to 1915.
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