James Keith YAXLEY

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Service Number:	2836
Enlisted:	10 August 1915, Claremont, Tasmania
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	12th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Forth, Tasmania, Australia, 3 April 1891
Home Town:	Forth, Devonport, Tasmania
Schooling:	Forth State School, Tasmania, Australia
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 28 July 1916, aged 25 years
Cemetery:	Etaples Military Cemetery IX A 15A, Etaples Military Cemetery, Etaples, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hobart Roll of Honour

10 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, SN 2836, 12th Infantry Battalion, Claremont, Tasmania
27 Oct 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, SN 2836, 26th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1
27 Oct 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, SN 2836, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
1 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 12th Infantry Battalion
25 Jul 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, SN 2836, 12th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , GSW (wrist and thigh)

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