James Johnston VASS

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Service Number:	2044
Enlisted:	14 January 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Lance Sergeant
Last Unit:	59th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Ayr, Scotland, 1886
Home Town:	Port Melbourne, Port Phillip, Victoria
Schooling:	Royal Caledonian School, Pentonville, London, England
Occupation:	Joiner
Died:	Wounds, 1st Canadian Casualty Clearing Station, France, 25 July 1916
Cemetery:	Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord Plot 11, Row F, Grave 98
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

14 Jan 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2044, 7th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
17 Apr 1915:	Involvement Private, 2044, 7th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
17 Apr 1915:	Embarked Private, 2044, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne
24 Feb 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 59th Infantry Battalion, From 7th Battalion
21 Jul 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 2044, 59th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the abdomen
25 Jul 1916:	Involvement 2044, 59th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2044 awm_unit: 59th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Sergeant awm_died_date: 1916-07-25

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Next of kin given as his brother William Vass of Nelson Street, Port Melbourne, Victoria.

Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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