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JAMES, Herbert

Personal Details

Service Numbers:	W243903, W10178
Enlisted:	19 August 1914, Signalling officer
Last Rank:	Lieutenant Colonel
Last Unit:	9th Infantry Battalion
Born:	PINGELLY, WA, 2 August 1893
Home Town:	West Perth, Western Australia
Schooling:	Moorumbine State School (7th standard), via Pingelly, Western Australia
Occupation:	Telephone engineer
Memorials:	Lindisfarne Officers of the 12th Battalion Pictorial Honour Roll

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Service History

World War 1 Service

19 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 11th Infantry Battalion, Signalling officer
2 Nov 1914:	Involvement 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
2 Nov 1914:	Embarked 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle
1 Feb 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 11th Infantry Battalion
20 Feb 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 11th Infantry Battalion
16 Mar 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Major, 11th Infantry Battalion
6 Apr 1916:	Honoured Military Cross, ANZAC / Gallipoli
6 Apr 1916:	Honoured Mention in Dispatches, ANZAC / Gallipoli
19 Jun 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Major, 12th Infantry Battalion, Bomb wound above left eye, slight
26 Mar 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Major, 12th Infantry Battalion, Temporary Lt Col, 9th Bn, 15/10/1917
15 Oct 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Major, 9th Infantry Battalion, Temporary Lt Col and CO of Bn
27 Jan 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Major, 9th Infantry Battalion

World War 2 Service

26 Jun 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Major, W243903
9 Jun 1941:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant Colonel, W10178

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