James UNSWORTH

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Service Number:	5666
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	19th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Manchester, England, 1891
Home Town:	Saint Peters, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Brickmaker
Died:	Newtown, New South Wales, 1930, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales Plot 9, Zone C, Grave 3893
Memorials:

9 Sep 1916:	Involvement Private, 5666, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
9 Sep 1916:	Embarked Private, 5666, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney

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At the time of enlistment he was residing in Hutchinson Street, St. Peters, NSW.

Son of James Unsworth and Annie Unsworth of Warwick Street, Pendlebury, Manchester, England.

7 March 1916 - enlisted at Sydney, NSW in the 19th Battalion with the rank of Private

20 September 1917 - wounded. Wounds to the head and left leg

11 October 1918 - transferred to the 17th Battalion

Commenced return to Australia on 5 September 1919 aboard HT Plassy disembarking on 30 October 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

29 November 1919 - discharged at the 2nd Military District

In 1923c James married Irene L. Boyd in Newtown, NSW