DEPLEDGE, James Walter
| Service Number: | 21471 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 March 1917, Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Sea Transport Staff |
| Born: | Encounter Bay, South Australia, Australia, 11 June 1886 |
| Home Town: | Victor Harbor, Fleurieu Peninsula, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Victor Harbor |
| Occupation: | Commercial Traveller |
| Died: | Heart Failure - Sudden, Encounter Bay, South Australia, Australia, 17 September 1942, aged 56 years |
| Cemetery: |
Victor Harbor General Cemetery, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Victor Harbor WW1 Roll of Honour, Victor Harbor War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 24 Mar 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 21471, Sea Transport Staff, Adelaide, SA | |
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| 30 Jul 1918: | Involvement Private, 21471, Sea Transport Staff, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Gaika embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 30 Jul 1918: | Embarked Private, 21471, Sea Transport Staff, SS Gaika, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daryl Jones
Son of William DEPLEDGE and Charlotte Eliza nee STIMSON, Victor Harbor, SA.
Husband of Alice Isobella nee RUDD
Jim was educated at Victor Harbor and left school at the age of 14. In 1890 he commenced work for G. & R. Wills becoming later a Commerical Traveller for the company. He remained with the firm after he returned from the War and continued until his retirement when he received from the firm in recognition of his services a suitably inscribed wall haning barometre thermometer.
Later Jim went into business on his own behalf. He had a lending library in Goodwood, St. Peters, Hindmarsh and Colonel Light Gardens for ten years. He also had a mobile library deliving books and receiving them in return.
Jim and Allie were married in 1926 and made their home at 25 Bevington Road, Glenunga.
He died suddenly while visiting his brother Alfred for his birthday at Encounter Bay. James and Allie are buried at Victor Harbor Cemetery.
Excerpt from "The Stimson Family" ISBN 0 7316 0072 x
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