DEAN, James
| Service Numbers: | 2300, V352284 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 August 1916, 4th Reinforcements |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 19th (VIC) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
| Born: | Kirkstall, Victoria, Australia , 15 July 1885 |
| Home Town: | Drumcondra, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Boot Maker |
| Died: | 22 January 1950, aged 64 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Geelong Western Cemetery, Victoria Plot: GCT_WST_PRES_No-0729E |
| Memorials: | Port Fairy School Roll of Honor, Port Fairy War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Aug 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2300, 39th Infantry Battalion, 4th Reinforcements | |
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| 20 Oct 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2300, 39th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Mar 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2300, 39th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918 | |
| 8 May 1918: | Honoured Military Medal, "Peaceful Penetration - Low-Cost, High-Gain Tactics on the Western Front" |
World War 2 Service
| 1 Mar 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V352284, 19th (VIC) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) | |
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| 1 Mar 1943: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V352284, 19th (VIC) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Ian Fox
During WW1, James Dean enlisted in the AIF on the 21 August 1916, and on 20 October 1916 he embarked from Australia for England via Sierra Leone. He disembarked at Plymouth on 9 January 1917 and by late April-early 1917 James was 'taken on strength' in France. He was accidentally wounded in October, was awarded the Military Medal in May-June 1918 [for gallantry and conspicuous devotion to duty], was wounded [gassed] in late August 1918, spent a number of months in hospitals in France and then England, and never returned to the front.
James was demobilised and left England in late September 1919, and arrived in Melbourne in mid November 1919. [Service number 2300]
James was a boot maker for his entire working life, and during WW2 he was running a business in Birregurra, (his permanent address was Drumcondra, Geelong). He enlisted in the 19th (VIC) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) where he was appointed to acting sergeant in August 1942 [service number V352284].
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