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HUME, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 69 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 September 1914, Enlisted at Helena Vale, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Coburg, Victoria, Australia, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Maylands, Bayswater, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | State School, Western Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 2 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 53, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dumbleyung War Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Maylands Presbyterian Church, Maylands War Memorial, Wagin Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 69, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Helena Vale, WA | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 69, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 2014: | Embarked Private, 69, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Hassick Hume of Northam, WA and Hannah Hume nee Hilton of 64 Caladonian Avenue, Maylands, WA. Next of kin given as his brother Jack Hume of Blind School, Maylands, WA
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal