James Campbell TELFORD

TELFORD, James Campbell

Service Number: 1198
Enlisted: 28 October 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne
Last Rank: Sergeant
Last Unit: 7th Infantry Battalion
Born: Brighton, Victoria, Australia, 1892
Home Town: Hawthorn, Boroondara, Victoria
Schooling: Geelong Grammar School; Brighton Grammar School, Victoria
Occupation: Farmer
Died: Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 25 April 1915
Cemetery: Lone Pine Cemetery, ANZAC
Row O, Grave 19 Headstone inscription reads: Whosoever believeth on me shall never die he lives, whom we call the dead , Lone Pine Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hampton RSL Gallipoli Memorial Gardens
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World War 1 Service

28 Oct 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1198, Enlisted at Melbourne
22 Dec 1914: Involvement Sergeant, 1198, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1914: Embarked Sergeant, 1198, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Thomas Telford and Matilda Ellen Telford nee Hall of 'Ibroiva', 3 Vivian Grove, Hawthorn, Victoria

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Prior to enlisting he served with the cadets reaching the rank of Lieutenant