James Henry SEMMENS

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Service Numbers:	61213 , 61213
Enlisted:	19 April 1918, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	3rd Motor Transport Company
Born:	Bealiba, Victoria, Australia, 23 May 1887
Home Town:	Clifton Hill, Yarra, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Hospital Attendant
Died:	Albury, New South Wales , Australia , 29 June 1963, aged 76 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Glenmorus Gardens Albury Crematorium and Lawn Cemetery,New South Wales Section 16A, Row AF, Grave 18 Interred on 1 July 1963, internment number 4296
Memorials:

19 Apr 1918:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 61213 , 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
31 Aug 1918:	Involvement Private, 61213, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Barambah embarkation_ship_number: A37 public_note: ''
31 Aug 1918:	Embarked Private, 61213, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, HMAT Barambah, Melbourne
14 Nov 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 6th Infantry Battalion, From re-enforcements
2 Dec 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Australian Motor Transport Company
2 Feb 1919:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 3rd Motor Transport Company
22 Nov 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 61213 , 3rd Motor Transport Company, Discharged at the 3rd Military District

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Son of Peter Semmens and Elizabeth Jane Semmens nee Stephens of Bealiba, Victoria

Husband of Jessie Elizabeth Semmens nee McLean of 36 Dally Street, Clifton Hill, Victoria. James and Jessie married in Victoria during 1911c

Commenced return to Australia on 22 July 1919 aboard HT Ulysses disembarking on 2 September 1919

Medal: British War Medal