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DELVE, James Jose
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 402 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 January 1916, Narrabri, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 33rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hillgrove, New South Wales, 17 March 1896 |
| Home Town: | Curlewis, Gunnedah, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Curlewis Public School |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 28 June 1917, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord Plot 3, Row D, Grave 125 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Breeza and District War Memorial, Breeza and District War Memorial, Curlewis War Memorial Gates |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 402, Narrabri, New South Wales | |
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| 4 May 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 402, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: '' | |
| 4 May 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 402, 33rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Marathon, Sydney | |
| 28 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 402, 33rd Infantry Battalion, Shell wound (skull) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Michael Silver
James Delve belonged to a farming family on Goran Lake, near Curlewis, New South Wales. He was only 20 when he left for war in May, 1916 as a member of B Company of the 33rd Battalion.
On the night of June 28, 1917, Private Delve was one of seven men asleep in a dug-out in the support lines at Messines when a high explosive shell landed on their position.
He was unconscious when he was dug out of the trench. Suffering a fractured skull and shrapnell wounds, he died soon after arrival at the 11th Casualty Clearing Station. Private James Delve was buried in Bailleul Communal Cemetery.
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