James Norman HARCUS

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Service Number:	1882
Enlisted:	28 August 1915, Place of Enlistment Townsville, Queensland.
Last Rank:	Gunner
Last Unit:	13th Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Cooktown, Queensland, Australia, 11 September 1888
Home Town:	Mount Garnet, Tablelands, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Miner
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 4 October 1917, aged 29 years
Cemetery:	The Huts Cemetery, Dickebusch, Belgium Section VIII, Row B, Grave No 20, The Huts Cemetery, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Griffith Cenotaph, Herberton Methodist Circuit and Mission Area

28 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1882, 5th Light Horse Regiment (WW1), Place of Enlistment Townsville, Queensland.
3 Jan 1916:	Involvement Private, 1882, 5th Light Horse Regiment (WW1), Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: ''
3 Jan 1916:	Embarked Private, 1882, 5th Light Horse Regiment (WW1), HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane
3 Apr 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Bombardier
14 Jun 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Bombardier, Bombardier Vice
14 Jun 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, Temporary Corporal
4 Oct 1917:	Involvement Gunner, 1882, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1882 awm_unit: 13th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1917-10-04

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