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JAMES, Robert Henry
Personal Details
Service Number: | 7509 |
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Enlisted: | 4 August 1917, Place of enlistment - Melbourne, Victoria |
Last Rank: | Gunner |
Last Unit: | 4th Divisional Ammunition Column |
Born: | Bairnsdale, Victoria, 1891 |
Home Town: | Bairnsdale, East Gippsland, Victoria |
Schooling: | Trinity Grammar School, Kew Melbourne and Dookie Agricultural College |
Occupation: | Farmer |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 29 September 1918 |
Cemetery: |
Templeux-le-Guerard British Cemetery Plot II, Row F, Grave 37 Headstone Inscription "OUR DEAR BOB HE WILL STAY CLOSE BESIDE ME", Templeux-le-Guerard British Cemetery, Templeux-le-Guerard, Picardie, France, Bellicourt British Cemetery, Bellicourt, Picardie, France |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
4 Aug 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7509, 7th Infantry Battalion, Place of enlistment - Melbourne, Victoria | |
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4 Aug 1917: | Embarked Private, 7509, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
29 Sep 1918: | Involvement Gunner, 7509, 4th Divisional Ammunition Column, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 7509 awm_unit: 4th Australian Divisional Ammunition Column awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1918-09-29 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daryl Jones
Son of Charles and Catherine JAMES. Born in Victoria, Australia.