James TWEEDIE

TWEEDIE, James

    Service Numbers: 287, 402, 1199
    Enlisted: 7 January 1902
    Last Rank: Sergeant
    Last Unit: 4th Infantry Brigade Headquarters
    Born: Linton, Victoria, Australia, 1873
    Home Town: Stratford, Wellington, Victoria
    Schooling: Stratford State School, Victoria, Australia
    Occupation: Horse Breaker
    Died: Pneumonia, 17th General Hospital, Alexandria, Egypt, 25 July 1915
    Cemetery: Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt
    Row K, Grave 94 Chaplain Rev. F. Humphrys officiated,
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Highton Honor Roll, Stratford War Memorial, Waurn Ponds Shire of South Barwon Honor Roll
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    Boer War Service

    1 Oct 1899: Involvement Private, 287, 2nd Victorian Mounted Rifles
    13 Jan 1900: Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 287, 2nd Victorian Mounted Rifles, Embarked from Melbourne on the "Euryalus" Troopship. Disembarked at Cape Town on 5 Feb 1900.
    5 Feb 1900: Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 287, The Boer Offensive
    30 Mar 1900: Promoted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Corporal, 2nd Victorian Mounted Rifles
    5 Nov 1900: Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Corporal, 287, 2nd Victorian Mounted Rifles, R.T.A. from Cape Town on the "Harlech Castle" Troopship. Disembarked in Melbourne on 4 December 1900.
    5 Dec 1900: Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Corporal, 287, 2nd Victorian Mounted Rifles, Awarded the QSA and discharged.
    7 Jan 1902: Enlisted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Corporal, 402, 2nd Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse
    12 Feb 1902: Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Corporal, 402, 2nd Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse, Embarked from Melbourne on "St Andrew" Troopship. Disembarked at Durban on 10 March 1902. Entrained for Newcastle, Natal arriving on 13 March 1902.
    10 Mar 1902: Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Corporal, 402, 2nd Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse
    8 Jul 1902: Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Corporal, 402, 2nd Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse, R.T.A. from Durban on the "Norfolk" Troopship. Arrived back in Melbourne on 2nd August 1902 to be paid off and discharged.
    2 Aug 1902: Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Corporal, 402, 2nd Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse

    World War 1 Service

    18 Sep 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, 1199, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Echuca, Victoria
    28 Oct 1914: Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 4th Infantry Battalion, Prior to embarking
    1 Nov 1914: Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, Prior to embarking
    22 Dec 1914: Embarked Sergeant, 1199, 4th Infantry Brigade Headquarters, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
    22 Dec 1914: Involvement Sergeant, 1199, 4th Infantry Brigade Headquarters, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
    25 Jul 1915: Involvement Sergeant, 1199, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1199 awm_unit: 4th Australian Infantry Brigade awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1915-07-25

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son  of John Tweedie and Elizabeth Tweedie nee Turnbull of Highton, Geelong, Victoria. His brother Thomas Tweedie was later named as next of kin

    Brother of Thomas Tweedie later of WA, Agnes Tweedie, John Anderson Tweedie, Susan Tweedie, Janet Tweedie, Margaret Tweedie and David Tweedie

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

    Also served in the Boer War.

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