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WASSON, James Mervyn Stanley
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 8994 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Thirlmere, New South Wales, Australia , 15 June 1893 |
| Home Town: | Baulkham Hills, The Hills Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Primary School Teacher |
| Died: | Concord, New South Wales, Australia, 18 September 1976, aged 83 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Sydney War Cemetery, New South Wales Zone H, Remembrance Lawn 1 Grave 694 |
| Memorials: | Baulkham Hills Patriotic League Roll of Honor, Norwest Mitchell Remembers Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 8994, 5th Field Ambulance, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
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| 15 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 8994, 5th Field Ambulance, RMS Osterley, Sydney | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Honoured Military Medal, Third Ypres, DEED FOR WHICH MILITARY MEDAL WAS AWARDED TO NO. 8994, PTE J.M.S WASSON, M.M. 5th Fld. amb. On the morning of the 4/10/1917 about 7 am a heavy barrage fire was laid down in fron of WESTHOEK RIDGE causing losses in killed and wounded. Without waiting for the fire to lift, Wasson volunteered and went forward attendng in the open to the urgent cases and in one definite case saving life by the arrest of haemorrhage from a shattered leg. His self-sacrifice and devotion were a fim stimulus to the other men at the station. His conduct throughout has been marked by the utmost intrepidity. (NAA.B2455) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Pam Trimmer
1913. First Primary teaching position at Camden.
18 July 1915. Enlisted for War Service
6 Sep 1919. A Welcome Home to 'Wynendale', Railway St, Baulkham Hills (where his parents had moved while he was away,) was held at the School of Arts which was attended by members of the family of The Right Honourable Sir Joseph Cook, the Prime Minister at the time. (Sister Cook, Maj Sydney Cook & Lt. Cook)
1920 Married Eve Annie Victoria Swinborne at Auburn NSW Australia.
1976. Death at Concord.
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