James Michael SPAIN

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SPAIN, James Michael

Service Number:	296
Enlisted:	18 August 1914, Enlisted at Randwick, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	4th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 5 October 1889
Home Town:	Glebe, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Printer Machinist
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 12 June 1915, aged 25 years
Cemetery:	Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Plot 1, Row A, Grave 8 Chaplain Green officiated, Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

18 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 296, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Randwick, NSW
20 Oct 1914:	Involvement Private, 296, 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, 296, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney
25 Apr 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 296, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
12 Jun 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 296, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Address at the time of enlistment was 49 Derwent Street, Glebe Point, NSW

Son of Michael and Harriett Spain Spain of 'Bamboos', Lark Street, Brisbane, QLD. Following Michael's death Harriett move to 'Wyada', Jones Street, Auchenflower, QLD

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

Served a 4 year apprenticeship with O'Brien Machinist of Brisbane, QLD

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