James George MELVILLE

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Service Number:	139
Enlisted:	20 July 1915, at Keswick
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	32nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Beltana, South Australia, 5 March 1896
Home Town:	Hawker, Flinders Ranges, South Australia
Schooling:	Hawker Public School, South Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	28 November 1975, aged 79 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia General AF, Path 27, Grave 677A
Memorials:	Hawker Residents of Hawker Honour Roll, Hawker War Memorial Park, Hawker and District WW1 Roll of Honor

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20 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 139, 32nd Infantry Battalion, at Keswick
18 Nov 1915:	Involvement Private, 139, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
18 Nov 1915:	Embarked Private, 139, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide
20 Oct 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 139, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, SW face (severe); invalided to Weymouth, Dartford and Colchester Hospitals, England. Eventually returned to Australia.

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