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MOFFITT, James Arthur
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 652 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Irvinestown , County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland., date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bacon curer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium, 3 September 1916, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Vlamertinghe Military Cemetery Grave IV. C. 6. INSCRIPTION WE CANNOT LORD THY PURPOSE SEE BUT ALL IS WELL THATS DONE BY THEE , Vlamertinghe Military Cemetery, Vlamertinghe, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 652, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 652, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Sydney | |
| 3 Sep 1916: | Involvement Sergeant, 652, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 652 awm_unit: 2 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1916-09-03 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 24 and the son of William and Eliza Jane Moffitt, of Ederney, Co. Fermanagh, Ireland.
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He is honoured on the Enniskilen War Memorial.
He is also remembered on the family grave at Ardess (Old) Cemetery, Church of Ireland, Co. Fermanagh, Ireland.
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