FALCONER, James Cadell
| Service Numbers: | 4459, 4459 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 March 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 1st Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Prahran Victoria Australia, 27 September 1886 |
| Home Town: | Mincha, Loddon, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Apsley, Victoria, Australia, 22 February 1965, aged 78 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Apsley Cemetery, Victoria Section C, Row K, #5 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 4459, Field Artillery Brigades | |
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| 28 Jun 1915: | Involvement Driver, 4459, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Jun 1915: | Embarked Driver, 4459, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Berrima, Melbourne | |
| 20 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Driver, 4459, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, Wounded in Action, France | |
| 17 Mar 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Bombardier, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, Temporary Bombardier (T/Bdr): 1 January 1917 (noted as "promoted" or similar in early 1917 entries; one remark references promotion around detachment/school period). Confirmed/Permanent Bombardier (Bdr): 1 March 1917 (confirmed from temporary rank; entries show progression in early 1917 while in France). | |
| 1 Aug 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 1st Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 22 Sep 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Andrew Brown
James Cadell Falconer was a Victorian farmer, First World War veteran of the Australian Imperial Force.
Born in Prahran, Melbourne, he was the son of John James Falconer and Alice Heath Barnes. Before enlisting, Falconer worked as a farmer in the Mincha district of Victoria.
At the age of 28, he enlisted in the AIF in March 1915 and embarked for overseas service in June aboard HMAT 'Berrima' (A35) as a Driver with Field Artillery reinforcements. He served on the Western Front in France and Belgium, primarily with the 1st Field Artillery Brigade, operating horse-drawn artillery. Despite being wounded and hospitalised on a couple of occasions between 1916 and 1918, he repeatedly returned to duty and was promoted through the ranks to Sergeant. For his service, he was awarded the 1914/15 Star, British War Medal, and Victory Medal.
Falconer returned to Australia in 1919 and was discharged from active service. In 1925, he married Thyra Margaret Uhd at the Methodist Church in Pascoe Vale.
James Cadell Falconer died on 22 February 1965 at Apsley, Victoria, aged 78. He is buried at Apsley Cemetery alongside his wife.
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