STRAIN, James Francis
| Service Number: | 919 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 January 1915, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 22nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Koroit, Victoria, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Koroit, Moyne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Maldon Hospital, Maldon, Victoria, Australia, 1931, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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World War 1 Service
| 20 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 919, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 919, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 10 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 919, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne |
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Son of George STRAIN and Mary Ann STRAIN nee KENNEDY
NOK Sister, Mrs S Johnston, Koroit, Victoria
Military Medal
'For gallantry in cutting the enemy wire entanglements under Machine Gun fire during the raid of June 29th, and also for devotion to duty as Stretcher Bearers in bringing 3 men back into our trenches across No Man's Land under a barrage of shrapnel fire.' [Refers also to 2488 Pte Garnet Edward ROBBINS]
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 184
Date: 14 December 1916
STRAIN.—At Maldon Hospital, on May 13th, James Francis, loved brother of Mrs. D. V. Donnelly, Camperdown. Late 22nd Battalion A.I.F. Egypt, Gallipoli, France.
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