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MCDOWELL, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4489 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 January 1916, Royal Agricultrural Society Grounds, Sydney |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Paddington, New South Wales, Australia, 30 June 1891 |
| Home Town: | Darlington , New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Randwick Military Hospital, New South Wales, Australia, 29 March 1933, aged 41 years |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales Plot: 10, Zone C, Grave 5887 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4489, 17th Infantry Battalion, Royal Agricultrural Society Grounds, Sydney | |
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| 9 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 4489, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 4489, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Sydney | |
| 31 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4489, 17th Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", GSW left hand | |
| 31 Mar 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4489, 17th Infantry Battalion, HT Kyber for return to Australia - disembarking Sydney 16 May 1919 | |
| 16 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4489, 17th Infantry Battalion |
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