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BILLINGS, James Valentyne

Service Number:	1896
Enlisted:	21 June 1915, Perth, Western Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	28th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Perth, Western Australia, January 1887
Home Town:	Perth, Western Australia
Schooling:	West Perth Catholic School
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Bullecourt, France, 3 May 1917
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

World War 1 Service

21 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1896, Perth, Western Australia
2 Sep 1915:	Involvement Private, 1896, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: ''
2 Sep 1915:	Embarked Private, 1896, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Fremantle
12 Oct 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1896, 28th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
3 May 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1896, 28th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second)

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