JORDAN, James Joseph
| Service Number: | 64 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 January 1916, Bendigo, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 38th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bendigo, Victoria, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Marist Brothers School |
| Occupation: | Planter |
| Died: | Tuberculosis, Johannesburg, South Africa, 23 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Cape Town (Maitland) Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Marist Brothers College Great War Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 31 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Bendigo, Victoria | |
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| 20 Jun 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 64, 38th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 64, 38th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne |
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"SIGNALLER JAMES J. JORDAN, 38th BATTALION, who died of illness at Capetown on the 23rd July.
Word has been received by Mrs. A. Jordan, 28 Havelock-street, Bendigo, that her son, Signaller James J. Jordan, of the 38th Battalion, died of illness at Capetown, South Africa, on 23rd July. Deceased was ill when the transport arrived at Capetown. and he was put off and admitted to the hospital there. He was only 23 years of age. He was a native of Bendigo. and attended the Marist. Bros. School. He was later a prominent member of the Bendigo Rowing Club. Five years ago he went to Fiji, where he entered the occupation of a planter. After the war broke out he returned to Bendigo to enlist, and some three months or so ago he joined the A.I.F., and became a member of the 38th Bendigo Battalion. Signaller Jordan, who is the first member of the Bendigo Battalion to lose his life, was well known locally, and the death of such a fine young fellow is greatly regretted. General sympathy has been expressed for the bereaved mother and family." - from the Bendigo Bendigonian 03 Aug 1916 (nla.gov.au)
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