ONIONS, James Samuel David
| Service Number: | 3367 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 February 1917, Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 6th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Glenn Innes, New South Wales, 12 November 1889 |
| Home Town: | Grafton, Clarence Valley, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Drover |
| Died: | Natural causes (stomach cancer), Grafton, New South Wales, 1 June 1974, aged 84 years |
| Cemetery: |
Clarence Lawn Cemetery (Grafton) |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 26 Feb 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3367, Liverpool, New South Wales | |
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| 11 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3367, 6th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Jun 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3367, 6th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Port Lincoln, Sydney | |
| 29 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Trooper, 3367, 6th Light Horse Regiment |
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Embarked the 'Port Lincoln'in Sydney on 11/6/17.
Disembarked in Suez on 6/8/17.
Embarked the 'Madras' in Kantara 28/6/19 for return to Australia.
Medically discharged on 29/9/19.
My grandfather didn't say very much about the war. He came back very unwell. He suffered from Malaria. Of the things he did mention two stand out.
He remembers being out in the open desert having a rest, he said he had a bad feeling.... he suggested they move... only moments after the spot was shelled.
He hated the fact he had to shoot his mount before returning home was one of the hardest things he had ever had to do in his life.
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