James EDGAR

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Service Number:	843
Enlisted:	12 February 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	19th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Lithgow, Scotland, 1890
Home Town:	Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farm Labourer
Died:	Died of wounds, Mudros, Greece, 12 September 1915
Cemetery:	East Mudros Military Cemetery Plot 11, Row N, Grave 244 Chaplain E. Raymond officiated, East Mudros Military Cemetery, Mudros, Lemnos, Aegean Islands, Greece
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

12 Feb 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 843, 19th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
15 Jun 1915:	Involvement Private, 843, 19th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
15 Jun 1915:	Embarked Private, 843, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne
2 Sep 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 843, 19th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Gunshot wounds to the arm and legs

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Son of John Edgar of Gask Farm, Letham, Forfarshire, Scotland

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal