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SMALLACOMBE, James John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1777 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 3 May 1915, Embarkation Roll: 23/44/2 |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 7th Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Gumeracha, South Australia, Australia, 23 October 1894 |
| Home Town: | Maitland, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium, 29 September 1917, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Reninghelst New Military Cemetery, Belgium Reninghelst New Military Cemetery, Reninghelst, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gumeracha Anzac Honor Roll, Maitland St John's Anglican Church Memorial Altar and Plaque, Maitland War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1777, 27th Infantry Battalion, Embarkation Roll: 23/44/2 | |
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| 23 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 1777, 27th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Kanowna embarkation_ship_number: A61 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 1777, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kanowna, Adelaide | |
| 29 Sep 1917: | Involvement Driver, 1777, 7th Machine Gun Company, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1777 awm_unit: 7th Australian Machine Gun Company awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1917-09-29 | |
| 29 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Driver, 1777, 7th Machine Gun Company, Head wound sustained by aerial bombing, Polygon Wood. |
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