James Augustus GAVIN

GAVIN, James Augustus

    Service Number: 482
    Enlisted: 9 July 1915, Enoggera, Brisbane, Queensland
    Last Rank: Lance Corporal
    Last Unit: 31st Infantry Battalion
    Born: Jondaryan, Queensland, Australia, 20 March 1886
    Home Town: Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Queensland
    Schooling: State School, Queensland, Australia
    Occupation: Station Hand
    Died: Killed in Action, France, 19 July 1916, aged 30 years
    Cemetery: Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, Bethune, Nord Pas de Calais
    Plot I, Row K, Grave No. 39
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Crows Nest (Qld) War Memorial, Toowoomba War Memorial (Mothers' Memorial)
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    World War 1 Service

    9 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Enoggera, Brisbane, Queensland
    9 Nov 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 482, 31st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: ''
    9 Nov 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 482, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne
    19 Jul 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 482, 31st Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 482 awm_unit: 31st Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-07-19

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    "...482 Private (Pte) James Gavin. A station hand from Toowoomba, Queensland, he embarked from Melbourne on 9 November 1915 with the 31st Battalion aboard HMAT Wandilla (A62). Pte Gavin was promoted to Lance Corporal (L Cpl) on 29 April 1916. L Cpl Gavin was killed in action on 19 July 1916 in France. He was 30 years old." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)

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