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MORLEY, James Henry
| Service Number: | 5406 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 February 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Horsham, Victoria, Australia, 23 November 1893 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Driver, Charcoal Burner |
| Died: | Mt Gambier Hospital, South Australia, 23 January 1949, aged 55 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Gambier Lake Terrace Cemetery Section LA, Plot 418 His Memorial Plaque is in the Victorian Garden of Remembrance; Wall 19, Row C. |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 5406, 10th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 11 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 5406, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 5406, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Adelaide | |
| 24 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, 5406, 10th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Paul Lemar
James was the son of William Henry MORLEY & Isabella Anne DAVEY and was born on the 23rd of November 1893 in Horsham, VIC.
James died in the Mt Gambier Hospital on the 23rd of January 1949 and he was buried 2 days later in the Lake Terrace Cemetery, Mt Gambier; Section LA, Plot 418.
His Memorial Plaque is in the Victorian Garden of Remembrance; Wall 19, Row C.
Military
At the age of 22, James enlisted in the 1st AIF on the 9th of February 1916 in Adelaide and was allotted the service number 5406 and posted to A Company, 2nd Depot Battalion in Mitcham Camp.
He listed his mother, of Yahl Paddock, Mt Gambier, SA, as his next of kin.
On the 1st of March was transferred to the 10th Battalion, 17th Reinforcements.
James embarked from Adelaide on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on the 11th of April 1916, disembarked in Plymouth and marched into the 3rd Training Battalion in Perham Downs.
He was taken on strength to No. 1 Com Depot. 11.7.1917 attached to Army Ordnance Corps in England. Return to Australia 18.1.1919. Discharge 24.4.1919.
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