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SEXTON, James
Personal Details
Service Number: | 301 |
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Enlisted: | 25 August 1915, Brisbane, Queensland |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 31st Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Makino, Palmerston North, New Zealand, 9 January 1876 |
Home Town: | Gympie, Queensland |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Laborer |
Died: | Killed in Action, Battle of Fromelles, Fromelles, France, Belgium, 20 July 1916, aged 40 years |
Cemetery: |
New Irish Farm Cemetery New Irish Farm Cemetery, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
25 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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9 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 301, 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, 301, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne | |
Date unknown: | Involvement 31st Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) |
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