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JAMES, Ernest
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4211 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 August 1915, Brisbane, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Reading, Berkshire, England, 14 January 1893 |
| Home Town: | Caboolture, Moreton Bay, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Brisbane Queensland Australia , 4 March 1973, aged 80 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Albany Creek Memorial Park-Cemetery & Crematorium, QLD |
| Memorials: | Caboolture District WW1 Roll of Honour, Pine Shire Council Roll of Honour, Samson Vale Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4211, 9th Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Qld. | |
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| 3 Jan 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4211, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Ernest's parents were Herbert Richard James and Elizabeth James. His mother is listed as his next of kin and was living at Harrisons Pocket via Strathpine, Queensland when Ernest enlisted in August 1915. Ernest was wounded in action and discharged in 1917. He settled in Caboolture, Queensland and married May Smith in 1922. Ernest's older brother, Richard [180] enlisted as well.
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