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MCJUNKIN, James Wilkie
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1396, 2272, 1396, 2272 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 December 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria Originally alloted service number 1396 but changed to 2272 same day |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Moonee Ponds, Moonee Valley, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Kensington State School, Victoria; Essendon Grammar School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Journalist |
| Died: | Died of wounds - shattered left leg followed by amputation, At sea on board HS Goorkha, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 5 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, buried at sea. Major Beenor officiated Panel 26, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1396, 2272, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria Originally alloted service number 1396 but changed to 2272 same day | |
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| 2 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1396, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1396, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2272, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Wounded between 25 April 1915 and 30 April 1915. Left leg shattered by shrapnel | |
| 5 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 2272, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2272 awm_unit: 6th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-05-05 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James McJunkin and Dorothea Charlotte McJunkin nee Manders of 8 Pascoe Vale Road, Moonee Ponds, Victoria. Brother of Ellen Wilkie McJunkin, Dorothea McJunkin, Marguerite McJunkin and Constance Marjory McJunkin
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal