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COVERLID, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1379 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 October 1914, Morphettville, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Freemantle, Western Australia, September 1895 |
| Home Town: | Fremantle, Fremantle, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Fremantle Boys' School |
| Occupation: | Ironmonger/Shop assistant |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 2 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Fremantle 849 Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1379, Morphettville, South Australia | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1379, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1379, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1379, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 2 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1379, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...1379 Private James Coverlid, 16th Battalion. Pte Coverlid, a shop assistant from Fremantle, WA, was reported missing on 2 May 1915, at Gallipoli. A court of enquiry later determined that he had been killed in action. He was aged 19." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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