James CARSON

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Service Numbers:	2604, 2604A
Enlisted:	25 January 1916, Geelong, Vic.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	29th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1877
Home Town:	Portarlington, Greater Geelong, Victoria
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	24 October 1933, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Memorials:	Portarlington War Memorial

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25 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2604, 29th Infantry Battalion, Geelong, Vic.
14 Mar 1916:	Involvement Private, 2604, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: ''
14 Mar 1916:	Embarked Private, 2604, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Melbourne
21 May 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2604A, 29th Infantry Battalion, The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line, SW to both feet sustained in trenches in Lagnicourt sector, France. Evacuated to England.
21 Mar 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2604A, 29th Infantry Battalion, RTA 10 September 1917 and discharged as medically unfit (nerves in feet paralysed).

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