LIHOU, James
| Service Number: | 5713 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 January 1916, Dubbo, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia, 6 February 1895 |
| Home Town: | Wongarbon, Dubbo Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Wongarbon Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 18 September 1918, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dubbo Memorial Drive & Rose Garden, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France), Wongarbon War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 15 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5713, Dubbo, New South Wales | |
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| 3 May 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5713, 13th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
| 3 May 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5713, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Sydney | |
| 4 Oct 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 13th Infantry Battalion, Taken on Strength of Battalion in the field Belgium | |
| 5 Feb 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5713, 13th Infantry Battalion, Shrapnel wounds face and left hand evacuated to 8th Stationary Hospital France for treatment and convalescence at 4th Command Depot | |
| 11 Apr 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5713, 13th Infantry Battalion, Wounded 2nd occasion Shrapnel wound left leg France Evacuated to 1st General Hospital for treatment and convalescence | |
| 1 Oct 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 13th Infantry Battalion | |
| 26 Mar 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 13th Infantry Battalion | |
| 12 May 1918: | Honoured Military Medal, 4th AIF Division List | |
| 29 Jul 1918: | Honoured Distinguished Conduct Medal, 4th Infantry Brigade list | |
| 27 Aug 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 13th Infantry Battalion | |
| 18 Sep 1918: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Sergeant, 5713, 13th Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5713 awm_unit: 13 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1918-09-18 |
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| 18 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 5713, 13th Infantry Battalion, Wounded 3rd Occasion Court of Inquiry 10 October 1918 Deemed Member was Killed in Action not wounded in Action as per entry dated 18 September 1918 | |
| 12 Jul 1919: | Honoured Distinguished Conduct Medal, Posthumous Bar to DCM awarded to the late Sergeant Lihou Commonwealth Gazette dated 19 July 1919 |
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LIHOU, JAMES.
5713 Corporal James Lihou DCM and BAR MM of the 13th Battalion AIF.
Awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal on 7 July 1918; bar to the medal, 18 September 1918, Military Medal, April 1918. Killed in action at Le Verguier, France on 18 September 1918, aged 23.
Citations:
Distinguished Conduct Medal
'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in charge of a Lewis gun section during an attack. Throughout the advance he fired from the hip with great effect, and when an enemy post threatened to hold up the line he engaged it so effectually that a bombing section was enabled to approach it from a flank without casualties and kill all the occupants. Shortly after, when one of his section became a casualty, he carried his gun as well as his own right up to the final objective. He set a splendid example of cheerfulness and cool confidence to his men.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 31
Date: 4 March 1919
Military Medal
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 1
Date: 2 January 1919
Bar to DCM
'For great gallantry and initiative during the attack on the 18 September, 1918, near Le Verguier. He and a small party of seven attacked a machine gun post, killing three of the crew, and taking the remainder prisoners. Later, when the party reached the first objective, they met with opposition from several machine guns. Sergeant Lihou charged ahead, bombed and captured one crew, thus enabling his party to get into the trench. He was later severely wounded while charging a machine gun single handed.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 35
Date: 15 April 19
Biography
"...5713 Corporal (later Sgt.) James Lihou DCM and BAR, MM, 13th Infantry Battalion, of Wongarbon, near Dubbo, NSW. Awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal on 7 July 1918; bar to the medal, 18 September 1918, Military Medal, April 1918. Killed in action at Le Verguier, France on 18 September 1918, aged 23." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
Birth registered as James Victor Lihou
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