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STEWART, James Crichton
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6871 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 25th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | New Farm, Brisbane, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | New Farm, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 2 September 1918, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row C, Grave No. 40), Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension, Peronne, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Jun 1917: | Involvement Private, 6871, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
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| 14 Jun 1917: | Embarked Private, 6871, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Sydney |
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James was the youngest son of the Rev James Stewart (and Margaret) who was a very outspoken and well known church leader of the Presbyterian Church.
Rev Stewart helped to found the Brisbane City Mission in Fortitude Valley which eventually grew to become Mission Australia and was the minister of the Fortitude Valley Presbyterian Church.
James Crichton Stewart was my grandfather Edmund Stewart Mellor's 1st cousin.
At least 6 of James' cousins fought at Gallipoli and France (including my great uncle) so there was a strong sense of family duty to 'do their bit'.
James worked as a clerk in Brisbane looking after his mother after the death of his father, Rev James, in 1907, and never married.
His Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 14 June 1917. He was 36 when he was killed.
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