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BORSERIO, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 9526 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | Tunnelling Companies |
| Born: | Eaglehawk, Victoria, Australia , 18 October 1883 |
| Home Town: | Eaglehawk, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Bendigo. Victoria, Australia, 7 February 1961, aged 77 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Eaglehawk Cemetery, Victoria Plot: Mon M GRAVE NUMBER 253 Memorial ID;162533244 |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Feb 1918: | Involvement Sapper, 9526, Tunnelling Companies, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
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| 28 Feb 1918: | Embarked Sapper, 9526, Tunnelling Companies, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 5 Nov 2017: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 9526, 2nd Australian Tunnelling Company | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by michelle borserio
Son of Jane (nee Fisher) Borserio/ Pianto
Son of Jane Borserio (Nee Fisher) & Giovani Pianto
When born was registered at James Borserio as his mother Jane was not yet married to Giovanni Pianto. He later changed his surname to Pianto but when signing up for the War he used Borserio.
In 1894 noticed a rock in a wheel track on his way to school at Millers Flat State school. He picked it up and it was gold. James Pianto was 10 years old. Received 50 pounds for the gold nugget. James although was born under Borserio is actually the son of Giovani Pianto.
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