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BARCROFT, James Henry

Service Number:	3034
Enlisted:	4 September 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	56th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Earlestown, England, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Burwood, Burwood, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Painter
Died:	Killed In Action, France, 2 December 1916, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Bancourt British Cemetery
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World War 1 Service

4 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3034, 20th Infantry Battalion
20 Dec 1915:	Involvement Private, 3034, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: ''
20 Dec 1915:	Embarked Private, 3034, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Sydney
16 Feb 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 56th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Peter Rankin

He served under the alias of James Bancroft