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MCEWAN, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 429 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 August 1914, Enlisted at Sydney |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, 9 April 1893 |
| Home Town: | Glebe, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Seaman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 2 May 1915, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial Panel 18, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 429, 2nd (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC), Enlisted at Sydney | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 429, 2nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 429, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was 33 Mitchell Street, Glebe, NSW
Son of James Alexander McEwan of Coal Lumpers Union, Millers Point,NSW
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal