LUMSDEN, James
| Service Number: | 2108 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 May 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 39th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Clarendon, Victoria, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Clarendon, Moorabool, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Scotsburn, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 8 June 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, Nord Pas de Calais Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Clarendon Roll of Honor, Scotsburn District and Old Scholars Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 18 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2108, 39th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 25 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2108, 39th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 2108, 39th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
James Lumsden, a farmer from Clarendon Victoria, enlisted in September 1916 and disembarked Plymouth England during November 1916. He was was sent to France 20 December 1916 and was taken on strength of the 39th Battalion in the field 11 February 1917.
James was mortally wounded during the attack at Messines, 7 June 1916. (Gunshot wounds to the head, lumbar region and abdomen). He died from his severe wounds the next day in the 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station 8 June 1917.
His older brother, 4536 Pte. John Walls Lumsden , 58th Battalion AIF was killed in action 2nd September, 1918, age 33.
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