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JAMES, George Everett
Personal Details
Service Number: | Officer |
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Enlisted: | 16 December 1914, Served as Signalling Officer, Bendigo, 1913; Lieutenant, Cadets, Carlton, Melbourne, 1912. |
Last Rank: | Captain |
Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 22 December 1890 |
Home Town: | Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria |
Schooling: | Mount Rowan State School, Ballarat, Victoria |
Occupation: | Teacher |
Died: | Died of wounds (GSW stomach), Pozieres, France, 24 July 1916, aged 25 years |
Cemetery: |
Becourt Military Cemetery Plot I, Row Q, Grave No. 25 |
Memorials: | Brown Hill Queen Street State School No 1998 Roll of Honor, Parkville Old State College Memorial Windows, St Johns No 36, Yarrowee No 10, Orion No 53 Lodges |
Service History
World War 1 Service
16 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 8th Infantry Battalion, Served as Signalling Officer, Bendigo, 1913; Lieutenant, Cadets, Carlton, Melbourne, 1912. | |
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2 Feb 1915: | Involvement 8th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
2 Feb 1915: | Embarked 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Melbourne | |
19 May 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW back | |
4 Aug 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 8th Infantry Battalion | |
20 Feb 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 8th Infantry Battalion | |
24 Jul 1916: | Involvement Captain, 8th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 8 Battalion awm_rank: Captain awm_died_date: 1916-07-24 |
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