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WILKIE, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 62 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 August 1915, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 5th Divisional Signal Company |
| Born: | Booval, Queensland, 7 August 1893 |
| Home Town: | Booval, Ipswich, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Railway clerk |
| Died: | Natural causes, Toowoomba, Queensland, 6 March 1972, aged 78 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ipswich General Cemetery, Qld |
| Memorials: | Booval War Memorial, Ipswich Redbank Freezing Works & District Honour Roll, Ipswich Soldier's Memorial Hall Great War, Redbank War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 62, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 9 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 62, 31st Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 62, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne | |
| 16 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 5th Divisional Signal Company | |
| 11 Aug 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 5th Divisional Signal Company | |
| 19 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 62, 5th Divisional Signal Company |
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