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LINCEY, James Anthony

Service Number:	2026
Enlisted:	24 May 1916
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	40th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Mentone-in-Wharfedale, England, 1895
Home Town:	Launceston, Launceston, Tasmania
Schooling:	Grammar School, Ilkey, England
Occupation:	Orchardist
Died:	Killed in Action, Ploegsteert, Belgium, 28 November 1917
Cemetery:	Berks Cemetery Extension II D 2, Berks Cemetery Extension, Wallonie, Belgium
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Launceston Cenotaph

World War 1 Service

24 May 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2026, 40th Infantry Battalion
23 Sep 1916:	Involvement Private, 2026, 40th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: ''
23 Sep 1916:	Embarked Private, 2026, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Choon, Melbourne
28 Nov 1917:	Involvement Sergeant, 2026, 40th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2026 awm_unit: 40th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-11-28

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Francis and Maria LINCEY, Launceston