James Bruce MCCULLOCH MM and 2 Bars

MCCULLOCH, James Bruce

Service Number: 4341
Enlisted: 9 September 1915, Claremont, Tasmania
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 12th Infantry Battalion
Born: Tasmania, Australia , 22 September 1896
Home Town: Abbotsham, Central Coast, Tasmania
Schooling: Abbotsham - Tasmania, Australia
Occupation: Farmer
Died: Natural causes, 2 August 1966, aged 69 years, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Cornelian Bay Cemetery and Crematorium, Tasmania
Cremated
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World War 1 Service

9 Sep 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4341, Claremont, Tasmania
5 Jan 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4341, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Melbourne
5 Jan 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4341, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: ''
8 Jul 1917: Honoured Military Medal and bar, Bullecourt (Second), On the 4-5th May at Bullecourt II as a runner and repelling the enemy under great fire.
4 Oct 1917: Honoured Military Medal, German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line and Outpost Villages, 'At LAGNICOURT at dawn on 15th April, when the enemy attacked in force, Pvt. McCulloch was in a post in the outpost line. The post suffered heavily until he with L. Cpl. Blackman were the only ones left. They hung on heroically until ordered to retire when they had to fight their way through the enemy who were now in rear of them. He volunteered many times to run messages to Company Headquarters having to pass through a dangerous zone swept by snipers and machine gun fire.' Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 189
28 Aug 1918: Honoured Military Medal and bar, German Spring Offensive 1918, MM+2 bars At Merton 24/25 April 1918 as a runner under great fire.
14 Jan 1920: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4341, 12th Infantry Battalion

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Biography

 James Bruce McCulloch of Abbotsham Tasmania was a highly-decorated WWI  veteran and recipient of the Military Medal, with two bars.

1937-1938 Service with Coronation Contingent.

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