Virtual War Memorial | James Joseph EATHER

James Joseph EATHER Update Details

If you confirm that you want to proceed with the update, this record will be locked for editing by all other users until you have finished. You will have 7 days to complete your changes before they will be automatically submitted.

Do you want to proceed?

EATHER, James Joseph

Service Numbers:	VX28, 359
Enlisted:	1 January 1918
Last Rank:	Lieutenant Colonel
Last Unit:	Staff Corps
Born:	Emmaville, New South Wales, Australia, 13 April 1897
Home Town:	Uralla, Uralla, New South Wales
Schooling:	Royal Military College, Duntroon, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Occupation:	Bank Accountant
Died:	Natural causes, Cambrian Hill, Victoria, Australia, 2 May 1974, aged 77 years
Cemetery:	Boroondara (Kew) General Cemetery, Victoria Roman Catholic, Row F, Grave 0059
Memorials:

World War 1 Service

1 Jan 1918:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Special Service Officers
28 Feb 1918:	Involvement Lieutenant, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: ''
28 Feb 1918:	Embarked Lieutenant, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), HMAT Nestor, Melbourne
16 Mar 1919:	Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Special Service Officers, HT Czaritza, England and transphipped at Alexandia to HT Dunluce Castle for return to Australia - disembarking Sydney 18 May 1919.

World War 2 Service

24 Oct 1939:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant Colonel, VX28, Staff Corps
24 Oct 1939:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant Colonel, 359
27 Feb 1950:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant Colonel, VX28, Staff Corps

Help us honour James Joseph Eather's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.