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POPE, James David
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2016 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 January 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 1st Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Bowral, New South Wales, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Bowral, Wingecarribee, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Bowral District Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Stone Mason |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Albert, France, 20 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2016, Depot Battalion (AIF), Liverpool, New South Wales | |
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| 10 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2016, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Apr 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2016, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Sydney | |
| 21 Jul 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2016, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Embarked Heliopolis for M.E.F Gallipoli | |
| 27 Jul 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2016, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Gallipoli, Turkey | |
| 27 Jul 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2016, 2nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Joined Battalion at Gallipoli -- 5th Reinforcements | |
| 28 Dec 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2016, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Alexandria, Egypt -- Gallipoli Evacuation ex H.M.T. "Huntsgreen" | |
| 3 Feb 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 12 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 1st Machine Gun Company | |
| 12 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1st Machine Gun Company, T.O.S. from 2nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 22 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 2016, 1st Machine Gun Company, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Grampian" | |
| 28 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 2016, 1st Machine Gun Company, Disembarked Marseilles, France | |
| 20 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 2016, 1st Machine Gun Company, Killed In Action | |
| 20 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 2016, 1st Machine Gun Company, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2016 awm_unit: 1st Australian Machine Gun Company awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-07-20 |
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