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GROUNDS, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3069 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 February 1917, Maryborough, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Brisbane, Qld., 25 January 1899 |
| Home Town: | Maryborough, Fraser Coast, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Towoomba, Qld., 19 July 1980, aged 81 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Drayton and Toowoomba Cemetery, Queensland PLAW4-007-0031 |
| Memorials: | Forest Hill War Memorial, Kumbia WW1 Roll of Honour, Laidley Memorial Park Gates |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Feb 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3069, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Maryborough, Qld. | |
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| 10 May 1917: | Involvement Private, 3069, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Boorara embarkation_ship_number: A42 public_note: '' | |
| 10 May 1917: | Embarked Private, 3069, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Boorara, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Husband of Martha Blair married in Lake Clarendon via Gatton when aged 24'
Working at Farming at Lockrose, Glenmore Grove and other places. Was for sometime an Inmate of Willowburn Mental Hospital.
Father of James Sydney, Colin, Dulcie and Jean
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