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MULLINS, James (James Henry Bruce)
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1625 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 September 1915, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Renmark, South Australia, 28 October 1896 |
| Home Town: | Renmark, Renmark Paringa, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Station hand |
| Died: | War service related (gas), Renmark, South Australia, 21 June 1920, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Renmark Cemetery, S.A. old Section |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1625, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1625, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1625, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
| 19 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1625, 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
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James Bruce Mullins was a 21 year old station hand when he enlisted in the Army in 1915. He served in the 12th Reinforcements, 3rd Light Horse Regiment as a Private and Driver. He embarked ex Adelaide on the HMAT Geelong arriving in Heliopolis. He suffered a gunshot wound in action with the Egypt Expeditionary Forces in March 1918. He returned to Australia on 15 May 1919 on the HT Orari ex Kantara.
Like many returned men, he died young, as a direct result of injuries sustained during the war.
He was awarded the 1914/15 Star, the British War Medal and the Victory medal.
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