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JAMES, Ernest Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2100 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 May 1916, Bendigo, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 38th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Golden Square, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Stoker |
| Died: | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 9 January 1949, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Bendigo Civil Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2100, 38th Infantry Battalion, Bendigo, Vic. | |
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| 25 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 2100, 38th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne | |
| 25 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2100, 38th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Feb 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 38th Infantry Battalion, UK | |
| 28 Mar 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 2100, 38th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918 | |
| 24 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 2100, 38th Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", GSW to right leg sustained at Bray sur Somme. Evacuated to UK. Never rejoined unit. | |
| 30 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 2100, 38th Infantry Battalion, RTA 4 January 1919 and discharged as MU. |
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