James LAY

LAY, James

    Service Number: 2897
    Enlisted: 9 May 1916
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 5th Pioneer Battalion
    Born: Wentworth, NSW, 1883
    Home Town: Nungarin, Nungarin, Western Australia
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Farmer
    Died: Killed in Action, Belgium, 4 November 1917
    Cemetery: Perth Cemetery (China Wall), Ypres
    III G 20, Perth Cemetery (China Wall), Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Nungarin War Memorial
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    World War 1 Service

    9 May 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2897, 5th Pioneer Battalion
    28 Oct 1916: Involvement Private, 2897, 7th Pioneer Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: ''
    28 Oct 1916: Embarked Private, 2897, 7th Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Port Melbourne, Fremantle
    30 Oct 1916: Involvement Private, 2897, 6th Pioneer Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: ''
    30 Oct 1916: Embarked Private, 2897, 6th Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Port Melbourne, Fremantle
    4 Nov 1917: Involvement Private, 2897, 5th Pioneer Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2897 awm_unit: 5 Pioneer Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-11-04

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