SEMPLE, James
| Service Number: | 2223 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 July 1915, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 23rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brunwick, Vic., 1894 |
| Home Town: | Footscray, Maribyrnong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | State School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 3 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Ration Farm Military Cemetery, la Chapelle-D'Armentieres Special Memorial near VI, M |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2223, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 27 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2223, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2223, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of James and Emma SEMPLE, 33 Eldridge Street, Footscray, Victoria
IN LOVING MEMORY PEACE PERFECT PEACE AT REST
In a letter to the mother regarding her son, Private James Semple, Lieut. E. L. McLeod has this to say of the Footscray lad: "I thought it might lighten your sorrow perhaps at little if you knew the particulars of your son's death. He unfortunately was killed on the night of July, during a specially intense bombardment; but I am sure felt absolutely no pain. I found him at all times a splendid soldier, game, and always a volunteer for any ticklish job, and a man upon whom I could place absolute confidence. At the time he was on duty as an observer, and died as he lived while under my comnaNd, a true soldier. I would like you to know in the opinion of the other platoon Commanders and the Company Commandant, your son was a true Australian soldier, respected by his comrades."
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