JOSE, James Joseph
| Service Number: | 6369 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 October 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 22nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Yarrawonga, Victoria, Australia, 1 April 1885 |
| Home Town: | Yarrawonga, Moira, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Motor mechanic |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 24 July 1918, aged 33 years |
| Cemetery: |
Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery Plot X, Row E, Grave No. 1 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Yarrawonga War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6369, 22nd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 23 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 6369, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 6369, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Private James Jose was a native of Yarrawonga, his parents, James and Elizabeth Jose, were listed among the pioneer residents of the town. Both parents had passed away when James enlisted.
James had served for several years and had been wounded on a previous occasion. He was a fine shot from all accounts and was selected for sniping duties on the front line and also in training snipers. He was also a prominent footballer in town and was a member of the Yarrawonga Rowing Club and Rifle Club. He was employed for some time by Messrs. Green, Manning and Co., as chauffeur, but at the time of his enlistment was employed at the Yarrawonga Motor Garage.
The Tungamah Express printed the following article on 28 November 1918, under the heading “HOW JIM JOSE DIED.”
Mrs Keegan, Yarrawonga (sister of Pte. Jim Jose has received the following letter from Lieut. J. T. Gear 24th Batt, A.I.F, France, in reference to the death of her brother,
“France, 7th August, 1918, Dear Mrs Keegan, it is with all sympathy for you in the loss of your brother, 6396 Pte. Jose. J. J., that I write you particulars of his death, and with the hope that such news will comfort rather than otherwise. Joe, as he was called by his comrades here, had been working with a party of snipers for some months. He had been specially chosen for this from a great number of volunteers, and during this time has done splendid duty and gained a great reputation for keenness and courage. It was while on duty in the front line as a sniper that we lost Joe. After a heavy bombardment a party of enemy rushed our posts in an attempt to raid it. Your brother was using his rifle over the top of the parapet when a shell burst close alongside him. A piece struck him in the head and he was killed instantly. It was due to his courage, and other men along with him, that caused the trench raiders to be beaten off, with their dead and wounded left in our hands. We have buried him some miles behind the lines in the Australian cemetery. You can get particulars by applying to the Graves Regulation Committee. His personal effects have been collected and will be forwarded to you officially through his Battalion.”