James McLean STEWART

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STEWART, James McLean

Service Number:	4210
Enlisted:	22 September 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	26th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Partick, Lanarkshire, Scotland, 27 May 1881
Home Town:	Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Horse Trainer
Died:	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 22 May 1952, aged 70 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Ipswich General Cemetery, Qld
Memorials:	Booval War Memorial, Bundamba War Memorial

World War 1 Service

22 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4210, 26th Infantry Battalion
28 Mar 1916:	Involvement Private, 4210, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: ''
28 Mar 1916:	Embarked Private, 4210, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Brisbane
2 Mar 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4210, 26th Infantry Battalion, WIA: France
8 Aug 1918:	Wounded Private, 4210, 26th Infantry Battalion, WIA: France
17 Mar 1919:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4210, 26th Infantry Battalion, per HT Plassy
15 Sep 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4210, 26th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Chris Buckley

Born in Scotland, James immigrated to Australia as a 2 year old in 1883, arriving in Brisbane, QLD on board the Duntrune.

James started work as a Jockey in Brisbane, QLD and was a Horse Trainer in Brisbane, QLD when he enlisted in the AIF in 1915.

James married Sara Sophia Beavis Perrett in Ipswich, QLD in 1909, and following his return from WWI, he lived in Bundamba, Ipswich QLD and Brisbane, QLD. He was not in paid employment after the War, and died on 22 May 1952

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