James SHARP

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Service Number:	4940
Enlisted:	13 September 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	53rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Boston, Lincolnshire, England, 1873
Home Town:	Parramatta, New South Wales
Schooling:	Frithville Lincolnshire School, Boston, England
Occupation:	Engine Driver
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 19 July 1916
Cemetery:	Rue-du-Bois Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix Plot I. Row B. Grave 1 (Coll.)
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

13 Sep 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4940
8 Mar 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4940, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: ''
8 Mar 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4940, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of England, Sydney
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4940, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4940 awm_unit: 53rd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-19

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