CALDER, James Hamilton
| Service Number: | 2287 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 March 1916, Geelong, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 46th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Yetholm, Scotland, 1884 |
| Home Town: | Geelong, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Merchiston Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Occupation: | Horse Driver |
| Died: | Illness whilst Prisoner of War, France, 22 April 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Ontario Cemetery, Sains-les-Marquion, Arras, France Plot IV, Row A, Grave No. 31 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Newtown All Saints Church Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 31 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2287, 46th Infantry Battalion, Geelong, Vic. | |
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| 16 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 2287, 46th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 16 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 2287, 46th Infantry Battalion, RMS Orontes, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Adam and Jane Calder.
With reference to the report of the regrettable loss of the late No 2287 Private J.H. Calder, 46th Battalion, I am now in receipt of advice which shows that he died whilst prisoner of war in German at Reserve Feld Lazaratte Bantigny, on 22 April 1917 and was buried at Bantigny Cemetery Grave no 23. Suffered gunshot wound to left knee. Exhumed and rebured at Ontario Cemetery, Sains-Les-Marquion
CALDER.- Died of wounds, while prisoner of war, 22nd April, 1917 (previously reported wounded and missing), Pte. James Hamilton Calder, only brother of Mrs. R. Roberton and Elise Calder, Kelso, Scotland, and dearly loved fiance of Lilias E. Sayer, Geelong.
His will nominated that the beneficiary and executor is to be Miss Lillias Elizabeth Sayer of ‘Carinya’, 88 Fairvew Avenue, Newtown Geelong.
James Calder’s fiancé was Lillias Elizabeth Sayer whose brother William Sayer served with the Royal Engineers and was killed in France on 5 June 1916. William Thomas Sayer is also recognised on the All Saints Newtown Honour Board.