James Henry VARCOE

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Service Number:	21918
Enlisted:	28 June 1917, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Sapper
Last Unit:	8th Field Company Engineers
Born:	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1891
Home Town:	Eaglehawk, Greater Bendigo, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Surveyor and Draughtsman
Died:	Chelsea, Victoria, Australia, 31 October 1966, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Cheltenham Memorial Park, Victoria, Australia
Memorials:	Eaglehawk St Peter's Honour Roll

28 Jun 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 21918, Field Company Engineers, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
22 Mar 1918:	Involvement Sapper, 21918, Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: ''
22 Mar 1918:	Embarked Sapper, 21918, Field Company Engineers, HMAT Runic, Sydney
7 Feb 1919:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 8th Field Company Engineers
20 Dec 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 21918, 8th Field Company Engineers, Discharged at the 3rd Military District

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Son of Alfred James Varcoe and Catherine (Kate) Murdoch formerly Varcoe nee Hoskin of Eaglehawk, Victoria.

Returned to Australia on 27 November 1919 aboard HT Devon

Medal: British War Medal

During 1923c James married Ida Agnes Morecroft in Victoria