James Albert SOONING

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Service Number:	2001
Enlisted:	18 January 1915, Enlisted at Townsville, QLD
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	15th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Townsville, Queensland, Australia, 11 October 1892
Home Town:	Townsville, Townsville, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Gas Fitter
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 8 August 1915, aged 22 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Townsville Cenotaph, Townsville West State School Memorial Gate

18 Jan 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2001, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Townsville, QLD
16 Apr 1915:	Involvement Private, 2001, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: ''
16 Apr 1915:	Embarked Private, 2001, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane

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Brother of George Sooning who returned to Australia on 25 January 1919 having served with the 9th and 15th Battalions

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