CHRISTENSEN, James Walter
| Service Numbers: | 225, 267, 1528 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 July 1915, Cairns, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 31st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mackay, Queensland, Australia, 5 September 1877 |
| Home Town: | Mackay, Mackay, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Homebush State School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Died of wounds - GSW to spine, Fromelles, Buchanan Hospital, St. Leonards, England, United Kingdom, 12 August 1916, aged 38 years |
| Cemetery: |
Hastings Cemetery, Sussex, England |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Homebush & District Honor Board, Mackay Cenotaph, Mackay Old Town Hall Honour Roll |
Boer War Service
| 1 Nov 1899: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 225, 1st Queensland Mounted Infantry, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 448 notes 1st QMI embarked 1 Nov 1899 aboard Cornwall arriving Cape Town 13 Dec 1899. | |
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| 1 Jan 1901: | Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 225, 1st Queensland Mounted Infantry | |
| 2 Jan 1901: | Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 267, 7th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse | |
| 23 Jan 1901: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 225, 1st Queensland Mounted Infantry, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 449 notes 1st QMI embarked 13 Dec 1900 returning to Australia aboard Orient arriving Brisbane 17 Jan 1901, disbanded 23 Jan 1901. | |
| 19 May 1902: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 267, 7th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 530 notes 7th BACH embarked at Pinkenba 19 May 1902 aboard Custodian arriving Durban 22 Jun 1902 after peace had been declared. | |
| 9 Aug 1902: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 267, 7th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 530 notes 7th BACH embarked at Durban 28 Jun 1902 aboard Manchester Merchant returning to Australia arriving Brisbane 2 Aug 1902, disbanded 9 Aug 1902. |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1528, 31st Infantry Battalion, Cairns, Queensland | |
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| 5 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1528, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Bakara, Melbourne | |
| 5 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1528, 31st Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Bakara embarkation_ship_number: A41 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 31st Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK
Died on this date - 12th August......Private James Walter Christensen was born at Mackay, Queensland in 1877. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 21st July, 1915 as a 37 year old, single, Miner from Mount Carbine, via Cairns, Queensland.
Private Christensen embarked from Melbourne on HMAT Bakara (A41) on 5th November, 1915 with 1st Reinforcements of 31st Battalion & disembarked at Suez on 7th December, 1915. He arrived in France on 23rd June, 1916.
Private Christensen was wounded in action in France on 20th July, 1916. He was reported as being dangerously ill on 27th July, 1916 with gunshot wounds to spine.
Private Christensen was invalided to England & admitted to the Buchanan Hospital, St. Leonards-on-Sea, Hastings, East Sussex, England on 31st July, 1916 with gunshot wounds to the Spine (severe) & Paralysis.
Private James Walter Christensen died on 12th August, 1916 at the Buchanan Hospital, St. Leonards, Hastings, Sussex, England from wounds received in action in France – gunshot wounds to spine. He was buried in Hastings Cemetery, Hastings, Sussex, England.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/hastings.html
Biography
He was the second eldest child and the only boy to enlist into the first world war. He never married and was a miner like his father and lived in Mackay all of his life.
An uncle of 6042 Pte. James William Jewell who died of wounds in France 17 Jul 1918
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