GUEST, James Joseph
| Service Number: | 3041 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 October 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 40th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 15 November 1884 |
| Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carter |
| Died: | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 18 October 1956, aged 71 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Cornelian Bay Cemetery and Crematorium, Tasmania Row MM - Richmond Parade |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3041, 40th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 10 Feb 1917: | Involvement Private, 3041, 40th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Feb 1917: | Embarked Private, 3041, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Adelaide | |
| 5 Jun 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3041, 40th Infantry Battalion | |
| 9 Feb 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3041, 40th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Kane Triffitt
Born in Hobart in 1884, Pte James Joseph Guest, a carter/labourer appears to have struggled with troublesome legs throughout his life, from being described as having "scars over both knees" and "bow legged" on his Medical Examination through to the severe Thrombosis that was to continue throught the War and after.
Part of the 7th Reinforcements for the famous 40th Battallion AIF, Private Guest was determined to do his part. he struggled with Myalgia and thrombosis throughout his time overseas and after being wounded in action on June 5th 1918 he was in and out of hospital and finally, returned to Hobart.
Private Guest married soon after returning home and along with his wife Violet, had three children, Daphne, Robert and William.
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