James Roy (Roy) BRAIDWOOD MM, MID

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Service Number:	1773
Enlisted:	29 August 1914, Blackboy Hill
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	3rd Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Norwood, South Australia, Australia, 21 April 1889
Home Town:	Brookton, Brookton, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Natural causes, North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 25 July 1963, aged 74 years
Cemetery:	Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Anglican-Xc-0345 - (Memorial moved to Vista Walk, Wall-E)
Memorials:	Brookton Stoney Crossing Honour Roll, Kelmscott War Memorial, Kelmscott-Armadale Parish Roll of Honour, Nedlands Scotch College WW1 Honour Roll, Victoria Park Church of the Transfiguration Honour Roll

29 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 1773, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , Blackboy Hill
3 Oct 1914:	Involvement Sergeant, 1773, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: ''
3 Oct 1914:	Embarked Sergeant, 1773, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Medic, Fremantle
6 May 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1773, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW left buttock
5 Nov 1915:	Honoured Mention in Dispatches, ANZAC / Gallipoli
26 Jul 1916:	Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1773, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , Medically unfit
27 Oct 1916:	Honoured Military Medal, ANZAC / Gallipoli, At Anzac as No.l of a gun which was detailed to be run from its pit by hand up to the parados of the infantry trench, a distance of about 100 yards, of which 16 yards were in the open and in clear view of the enemy trenches. On arrival at the parados 20 rounds were fired at the enemy works at a range of 350 yards. The gun was then run back to its pit. This operation was carried out on three different oucasions.

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