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AIREY, James Valentine
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 755 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 19 October 1914, Enlisted at Seymour, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Yea, Victoria, Australia, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Yea, Murrindindi, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 7 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 5, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Yea St. Luke's Anglican Church Roll of Honor, Yea War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 755, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Seymour, Vic. | |
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| 8 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 755, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Pera embarkation_ship_number: A4 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 755, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Pera, Melbourne | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Involvement Trooper, 755, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 755 awm_unit: 8 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-08-07 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George Airey (died 1914c) and Hannah Airey of Tocumwal, NSW, later (1926) of 'Parade', Raglan Street, Yea, Vic. Brother of John William Airey, Thomas Wilson Airey and Elizabeth Ellen Airey
Medals: 1914-5 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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