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JAMES, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2480 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 49th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Carlton, Melbourne Victoria, 4 June 1892 |
| Home Town: | Townsville, Townsville, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 7 June 1917, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 2480, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
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| 20 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 2480, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Sydney | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Involvement Corporal, 2480, 49th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2480 awm_unit: 49th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-06-07 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Kathleen Bambridge
His personal effects were returned to AIF Base records melbourne 1920, awaiting a claimant.