JULIN, James Henry
| Service Number: | 218 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 March 1915, An original member of A Company 26th Bn |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 52nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia, 11 March 1892 |
| Home Town: | Ayr, Burdekin, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Nudgee College, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Surveyor |
| Died: | 5 October 1962, aged 70 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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World War 1 Service
| 28 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 218, 26th Infantry Battalion, An original member of A Company 26th Bn | |
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| 24 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 218, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 24 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 218, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Brisbane | |
| 28 Jan 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 52nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 8 Feb 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 52nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 Jul 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 52nd Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Julin was educated at Nudgee College, and was a surveyor in the Townsville district when he enlisted with his brother John Robert Julin. He enlisted as a Private and rose through the ranks to become a Lieutenant and battalion intelligence officer. He was awarded a Military Cross for his gallantry at Dernancourt and a letter to him from General Birdwood was printed in the newspapers in Brisbane on 22 August 1918.
“I write to congratulate you most heartily on the award of the Military Cross, which you have so fully deserved for your splendid work during the operations near Dernancourt on the 5th of April. As battalion intelligence officer you sent valuable information from your observation post, which was subjected to heavy artillery fire, while several times during the day you visited the line and were thus able to inform your battalion commander of the actual situation. This was of particular value, as telephonic communication was difficult to maintain and runners had to cross country exposed to heavy enemy fire. When the left flank had withdrawn to the support line owing to the enemy having broken through on the left, you displayed great courage and initiative in collecting men of a company, the officers of which were casualties, and placing them in posts. This action was instrumental in forming a defence flank, which, when reinforced, held up all enemy attack for the rest of the day. Your work throughout was of a very high order and I thank you very much for it.”
Julin was later awarded a Bar to his Military Cross. His brother, 100 Pte. John Robert Julin, 26th Battalion AIF, was killed in action at Bullecourt 3 May 1917.