NITCHIE, James Louis
| Service Number: | 146 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 60th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Geelong, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Ashby State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 19 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 146 | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 146, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 146, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Melbourne | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 146, 60th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 146 awm_unit: 60th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-19 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
One of five soldier brothers who enlisted James Nitchie served at the Landing on Anzac with the 8th Battalion and served there until evacuated crook in late August. He transferred to the 60th Battalion and was reported missing at Fromelles on the 19 July 1916. Later a German death card was sent to the British authorities, with the information, 'Austr. Sold. Nitchie, J.L. 60. Batl. Am 19.7. in Gegend Fromelles gefallen.'
A note his Red Cross file states Note: 'Prisoner of war Died 19-7-16 ... Personal effects Cert. by - German List dated 13-9-16.'
A brother 2426 Pte. Leslie Hector Nitchie 23rd Battalion was killed in action only a fortnight later at Pozieres, on the 4 August 1916, age 23.
Also 235 Pte Harold Montague Nitchie, 60th Battalion, was also wounded at Fromelles, was returned to Australia, 12 March 1918 by the authority of the GOC AIF, Birdwood, probably due to the death of his two brothers.
Two other brothers, 3402 Pte Harry Gordon Nitchie, 1st Machine Gun Bn, returned to Australia, 30 April 1919 and 1376 Pte Rudolph Nitchie, Australian Naval & Military Expeditionary Force, returned to Australia, 5 August 1919.
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