James VILLIERS

VILLIERS, James

    Service Numbers: 2970, 3211, 3211A, S38387
    Enlisted: 8 June 1915, Keswick, South Australia
    Last Rank: Sergeant
    Last Unit: 3rd (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)
    Born: Coleraine, Ireland, 24 June 1897
    Home Town: Goodwood, Unley, South Australia
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Hardward assistant
    Died: Natural causes, Keswick, South Australia, 22 October 1943, aged 46 years
    Cemetery: North Road Cemetery, Nailsworth, South Australia
    Memorials: Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board
    Show Relationships

    World War 1 Service

    8 Jun 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2970, 10th Infantry Battalion, Keswick, South Australia
    2 Sep 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2970, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Adelaide
    2 Sep 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2970, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: ''
    30 Aug 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3211, 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières
    26 Aug 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 3211A, 3rd Infantry Brigade Headquarters

    World War 2 Service

    9 Apr 1942: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, S38387
    9 Apr 1942: Enlisted S38387, Volunteer Defence Corps (SA), Adelaide, South Australia
    10 Apr 1942: Involvement S38387, Volunteer Defence Corps (SA), Homeland Defence - Militia and non deployed forces
    7 Oct 1942: Discharged Sergeant, S38387, 3rd (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)

    Help us honour James Villiers's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.

    Biography

    Son of Emily VILLIERS

    Showing 1 of 1 image.
    Click images to start slideshow.

    Links and Documents