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BREEN, James Francis
Personal Details
Service Number: | 603 |
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Enlisted: | 18 March 1915, Rutherglen, Victoria |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Yarroweyah, Victoria, October 1887 |
Home Town: | Balldale, Corowa Shire, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Yarroweyah RC School |
Occupation: | Farm labourer |
Died: | Died of wounds, At Sea, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 23 October 1915 |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Buried at Sea, |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Corowa War Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
18 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 603, Rutherglen, Victoria | |
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10 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 603, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
10 May 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 603, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
23 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 603, 24th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli |
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"Private J. L. Breen, who died of wounds on the hospital ship "Nevasa," at sea, was the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Breen, Balldale, N.S.W. He was 28 years of age, and was bon at Yarroweyah, Victoria. Before enlisting he was assisting on his father's farm." - from the Melbourne Age 17 Dec 1915 (nla.gov.au)