AMBLER, James Wawn
| Service Number: | 29912 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 February 1916, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 5th Division Medium and Heavy Trench Mortar Batteries, AIF |
| Born: | Prahran, Victoria, Australia, 5 September 1893 |
| Home Town: | Prahran, Stonnington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Prahran State School |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Menin Gate, Belgium, 5 September 1917, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ypres Reservoir Cemetery Plot 1, Row D, Grave 73 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 28 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 29912, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 3 Oct 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Gunner, 29912, Australian Field Artillery - 116th to 120th Howitzer Batteries: AIF, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' |
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| 3 Oct 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 29912, Australian Field Artillery - 116th to 120th Howitzer Batteries: AIF, HMAT Aeneas, Melbourne | |
| 5 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 29912, 5th Division Medium and Heavy Trench Mortar Batteries, AIF, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 29912 awm_unit: 5th Division Trench Mortar Battery Australian Field Artillery awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1917-09-05 |
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James Wawn AMBLER was born on 5th September, 1893 in Prahran, Victoria
His parents were Raphael AMBLER and Mary Ann Alice WATSON
He enlisted on 28th February 1916 with the Australian Army as a Gunner with the Howitzer Brigade 120 - Unit embarked from Melbourne on HMAT Aneas on 3rd October, 1916
James was Killed in Action by a shell at Menin Gate, Ypres on his 24th birthday, 5th September, 1917 - he is buried at Ypres Reservoir Cemetery in Belgium -His unit was the 5th Australian Division Trench Mortars. He was awarded the British War Medal & the Victory Medal.
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The Argus Melbourne - 5th September 1918
IN MEMORIAM On Active Service
AMBLER.- In loving memory of our dear son & brother, Gunner James Wawn, killed by a shell at Menin Gate on his 24th birthday, 5th September, 1917 & buried at Ypres.
In the bloom of life God called him,
In the pride of his manhood days,
None knew him but to love him,
None speak his name but to praise
Inserted by his loving Father, Mother & Sisters, Winnie, Eva & Gladys
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We miss you dear Wawn, dear brother & pal
We cherish sweet memories, your brother and Al
Inserted by his loving sister & brother in law, Alice & Will Morris
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A tribute of respect to the memory of our late comrade, Gunner James Wawn Ambler who was killed in action in France, Sept. 5, 1917
Inserted by his pals at met. Gas. Co. Head Office
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