Edmund Rees JAMES

JAMES, Edmund Rees

Service Number: Officer
Enlisted: 24 March 1915, Oaklands, South Australia
Last Rank: Lieutenant
Last Unit: 3rd Light Horse Regiment
Born: Kapunda, South Australia, Australia, 15 December 1888
Home Town: Kapunda, Light, South Australia
Schooling: St Peters College
Occupation: Farmer/Grazier
Died: Natural causes (sudden), Glenelg East, South Australia, Australia, 25 June 1952, aged 63 years
Cemetery: Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia
Originally cremated at the West Terrace Crematorium (27 Jun 1952)
Memorials: Kapunda District WW1 Honour Roll
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World War 1 Service

24 Mar 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Oaklands, South Australia
2 Jun 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli,

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2 Jun 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Botanist, Adelaide
15 Sep 1916: Discharged AIF WW1

World War 2 Service

22 Jul 1940: Enlisted Wayville, SA

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Biography

See also WW1 Profile for Edmund Rees James - LINK (/explore/people/254690)

Biography

Served at Gallipoli - Seriously ill (enteric) - Returned to Australia, medically discharged 15 Sep 1916

Enlisted for Service WW2 - See WW2 Profile  -  LINK (/explore/people/573113)