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SHIELDS, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1048 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 2 December 1916, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
AIF Burial Ground, Grass Lane, Flers AIF Burial Ground, Flers, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 1048, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 1048, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Kathleen Bambridge
His personal effects were returned to AIF Base Records melbourne 1920, awaiting a claimant.