James FEATHERSTON

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Service Number:	959
Enlisted:	22 September 1915, Perth, WA
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	4th Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps
Born:	Buninyong, Victoria, Australia, 1 January 1875
Home Town:	Fremantle, Fremantle, Western Australia
Schooling:	Buninyong State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Warder
Died:	Abscess on liver, Rabaul, New Britain, Bismarck Archipelago, New Guinea, 30 July 1918, aged 43 years
Cemetery:	Rabaul (Bita Paka) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea (CWGC) Burial Reference ~ Plot AA, Row A, Grave 16.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial

22 Sep 1915:	Enlisted Australian Naval & Military Expeditionary Forces (New Guinea 1914), Private, 959, 4th Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps, Perth, WA
20 Nov 1915:	Involvement Private, 959, 4th Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Te Anau embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
20 Nov 1915:	Embarked Private, 959, 4th Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps, SS Te Anau, Sydney
14 Feb 1916:	Promoted Australian Naval & Military Expeditionary Forces (New Guinea 1914), Corporal, 4th Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps, Rabaul
30 Jul 1918:	Involvement Sergeant, 959, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 959 awm_unit: 4th Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1918-07-30

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