James Alfred CAIRNS

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Service Number:	609
Enlisted:	26 October 1915, Place of Enlistment, Rockhampton, Queensland.
Last Rank:	Gunner
Last Unit:	3rd Division Medium and Heavy Trench Mortar Batteries
Born:	Mount Morgan, Queensland, Australia, 14 April 1891
Home Town:	Mackay, Mackay, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Brisbane, Queensland Australia, 12 July 1948, aged 57 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane, Qld Anzac-7-81-59
Memorials:	Mackay Old Town Hall Honour Roll, Sarina War Memorial

26 Oct 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 609, 41st Infantry Battalion, Place of Enlistment, Rockhampton, Queensland.
18 May 1916:	Involvement Private, 609, 41st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
18 May 1916:	Embarked Private, 609, 41st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney
17 Oct 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 3rd Division Medium and Heavy Trench Mortar Batteries
31 Oct 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 609, 3rd Division Medium and Heavy Trench Mortar Batteries

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