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ATKIN, James McDonald
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4133 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kerang, Victoria, Australia, 1882 |
| Home Town: | Cohuna, Gannawarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Leather Dresser |
| Died: | October 1939, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Footscray Cemetery, Victoria Presbytarian D |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 4133, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
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| 29 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 4133, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
James
James had no children. He died on Oct of 1939. His wife/Girlfriend had been very ill for around 5 years and he looked after her, she was apparently bed ridden. After she passed he committed suicide. Apparently he suffered an elbow injury during the war, unsure if it was a wound from action. He was born in 1882 in Kerang, Victoria. Prior to the war he was a Leather dresser. Little more is known.
Submitted 6 January 2024 by Andrew Atkin
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