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MCGIFFIN, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1819 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Light Railway Operating Company |
| Born: | Townsville, Queensland, Australia, 3 October 1891 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Engine Driver |
| Died: | Brisbane, Queenslnad, Australia, 26 January 1938, aged 46 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Toowong (Brisbane General) Cemetery, Queensland PLOT Por 10, Sect 78, Grave 28 |
| Memorials: | Mackay Railway Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 May 1917: | Involvement Corporal, 1819, Railway Unit (AIF), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
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| 11 May 1917: | Embarked Corporal, 1819, Railway Unit (AIF), HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne | |
| 9 Sep 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 1819, 2nd Light Railway Operating Company |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Donna Laguna
The Courier Mail (Brisbane; Qld: 1933 - 1954)
Monday 31 Jan 1938
Page 1
Family Notices
DEATHS
McGIFFIN - At Brisbane, on January 26, Mr. James McGiffin of the Queensland Railway Department, second Son of Mr. James McGiffin, Weinholt Street, Sherwood. He served with th L.R.O.Co in the Great War and is survived by his Widow, Father, Brothers, Charlie and George, Sisters, Mrs. Gordon Pollock, Brisbane and Mrs. Major Hallas, Gatton.