James Cameron MACMINN

MACMINN, James Cameron

Service Number: 3879
Enlisted: 28 February 1917, Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 4th Pioneer Battalion
Born: Brisbane, Queensland, 24 January 1896
Home Town: New Farm, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Carpenter
Died: Natural causes, Brisbane, Queensland, 9 December 1933, aged 37 years
Cemetery: Toowong (Brisbane General) Cemetery, Queensland
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World War 1 Service

28 Feb 1917: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3879, Brisbane, Queensland
13 Jun 1917: Involvement Private, 3879, 4th Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
13 Jun 1917: Embarked Private, 3879, 4th Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Sydney
24 Nov 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3879, 4th Pioneer Battalion

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Biography contributed by John Edwards

"Late Mr. MacMinn.—The death occurred at the Rosemount Military Hospital on Friday night of Mr. James Cameron MacMinn, who was 17 years of age. He had lately been employed as a carpenter at Foggitt, Jones, and Co.'s factory at Oxley, and a few years ago worked at his trade at Laidley. He was a member of the Valley Presbyterian Church, Brisbane, of which his father had been choir master for 40 years. The late Mr. MacMinn also had been a member of the choir since his boyhood, and having an excellent bass voice, he was much in request at concerts and social functions. He was a member of one of the Brisbane Masonic Lodges, also of the Independent Order of Rechabites.

Enlistlng in the A.I.F. he saw four years of active service, being still at the front on the signing of the Armistice. He had not really recovered from the effects of the war. About nine years ago he married Miss Lila Head, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. Head, Laidley, and is survived by his widow and infant child. The remains were interred in the Toowong Cemetery on Friday afternoon, Rev. Robt. Miller officiating. Many returned soldiers attended the funeral. Among the wreaths was one of poppies made by the returned soldiers, with the wording, "Lest We Forget." - from the Queensland Times 18 Dec 1933 (nla.gov.au)

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