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BOAG, James Edward Ross
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1915 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 January 1916, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 4th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Dromana, Victoria, Australia, 1885 |
| Home Town: | Caulfield, Glen Eira, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Dromana State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Memorials: | Dromana War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1915, 13th Light Horse Regiment, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 23 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 1915, 13th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Pera embarkation_ship_number: A4 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 1915, 13th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Pera, Melbourne | |
| 16 Mar 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, France | |
| 5 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 1915, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, German Spring Offensive 1918 | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 1915, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, The Battle of Amiens | |
| 30 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 1915, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, Mont St Quentin / Peronne | |
| 5 Oct 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 1915, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, Montbrehain | |
| 23 Oct 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 1915, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, "The Last Hundred Days", Gassed. Evacuated to UK. Never rejoined unit. | |
| 17 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 1915, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, RTA 24 January 1919 and discharged as MU (wounds). |
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