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PIRIE, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1465 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 1st Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Carmyllie, Angus, Scotland, 21 October 1879 |
| Home Town: | Cooroy, Sunshine Coast, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 26 September 1916, aged 36 years |
| Cemetery: |
Bedford House Cemetery, Flanders, Belgium Enclosure No.4 I. F. 8., Bedford House Cemetery, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 13 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1465, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
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| 13 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1465, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Brisbane | |
| 26 Sep 1916: | Involvement Sergeant, 1465, 1st Pioneer Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1465 awm_unit: 1st Australian Pioneer Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1916-09-26 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 37 and the son of James and Isabella Leith Pirie; husband of Isabella Watt Pirie, of "Clydeview", 19, Leighton St., Wishaw, Scotland.
He is remembered on the Balmashanner Hill War Memorial, Forfar - Angus District
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