CHISHOLM, James
| Service Number: | 4459 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 12 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 58th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, April 1894 |
| Home Town: | Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Humffray Street State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Wounds, 2nd Eastern General Hospital, Brighton, England, United Kingdom, France, 18 May 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Brighton Borough Cemetery, East Sussex, England ZIF. 96, |
| Memorials: | Alfredton Humffray Street State School Roll of Honor, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4459, 8th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 28 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 4459, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 4459, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 58th Infantry Battalion | |
| 12 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4459, 58th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second), G.S.W. to neck & leg. DoW England | |
| 18 May 1917: | Involvement Private, 4459, 58th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4459 awm_unit: 58th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-05-18 |
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The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 18th May……Private James Chisholm was born at Ballarat, Victoria in 1894. His mother – Emily Alice Chisolm died in February, 1905.
On 12th July, 1915 James Chisholm enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) as a 21 year old, single, Labourer from Ballarat, Victoria.
Private James Chisholm, Service number 4459, embarked from Melbourne, Victoria on HMAT Themistocles (A32) on 28th January, 1916 with the 8th Infantry Battalion, 14th Reinforcements & disembarked at Suez on 28th February, 1916.
He was transferred to 58th Battalion on 1st April, 1916 from 8th Battalion & joined them the same day at Ferry Post.
On 12th April, 1916 Private Chisholm was written up for being improperly dressed on Parade while posted at Ferry Post. He was awarded 7 days Confined to Camp.
Private Chisholm embarked from Alexandria on 17th June, 1916 to join B.E.F. (British Expeditionary Force) on Troopship Transylvania. He disembarked at Marseilles, France on 23rd June, 1916.
He was wounded in action on 12th May, 1917 & was admitted to 8th Australian Field Ambulance with multiple G.S.W. (gunshot wounds). Private Chisholm was transferred to Casualty Clearing Station then transferred & admitted to 18th General Hospital at Camiers, France on 14th May, 1917 with G.S.W. to back with an injury to spinal cord. He was transferred to Calais then invalided to England on 17th May, 1917 on Hospital Ship Princess Elizabeth with G.S.W to Spine & Compound Fracture.
On 17th May, 1917 Private Chisholm was admitted to 2nd Eastern General Hospital, Brighton, England.
Private James Chisholm died in afternoon of 18th May, 1917 at 2nd Eastern General Hospital, Brighton, England from wounds received in action in France – G.S.W. to neck & leg.
He was buried in Brighton City (Bear Road) Cemetery, East Sussex, England where 28 other WW1 Australian Soldiers are located.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/bear-road.html
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