James Howe SHARP

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Service Number:	1068
Enlisted:	7 September 1914, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	4th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Edinburgh, Scotland, 1888
Home Town:	West Wallsend, Lake Macquarie Shire, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Miner
Died:	Died of wounds, At sea on board HMTS Lutzow, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 26 April 1915
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 23, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, West Wallsend Presbyterian Honour Roll

7 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1068, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
20 Oct 1914:	Involvement Private, 1068, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1914:	Embarked Private, 1068, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney

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Address at the time of enlistment was C/- Keen of Brown Street, West Wallsend, NSW

Husband of Margaewt Sharp of Dudley, NSW. Father of Mary Dows Sharp

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in the Boys Brigade for about 3 years

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