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BUDGE, James George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2576 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 August 1915, 6th Reinforcements |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Port Macquarie, Port Macquarie-Hastings - New South Wales, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Leichhardt, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Memorials: | Port Macquarie Cenotaph, Wauchope Rawdon Island School and District Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2576, 19th Infantry Battalion, 6th Reinforcements | |
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| 2 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2576, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Infantry Battalion, Transferred to balance the experience levels of the 4th and 19th Battalions as part of the 'doubling of the AIF' after Gallipoli and prior to deployment to France | |
| 23 Aug 1918: | Honoured Distinguished Conduct Medal, "The Last Hundred Days", Work at Chuigndes on 23 August 1918. Recommendation date: 5 September 1918 'For conspicuous gallantry at Chuignes, 23 August, 1918. At a critical stage of the attack he took up a position with his Lewis gun and silenced one enemy machine gun which was holding up the advance. He then dashed forward, firing from the hip, and knocked out another gun, killing two and wounding three of the enemy.' Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 35 Date: 15 April 1920 | |
| 20 Apr 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2576, 4th Infantry Battalion, Return to Australia |
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