ZIMBULIS, James Basel
| Service Number: | 1400 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Castellorifon, Greece, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Boulder, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Restaurant Keeper |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1400 | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 1400, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 1400, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
| 21 Jul 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1400 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Julianne Ryan
Born 1887 in Castellorifon, Greece
Wife: Mary Queenie Zimbulis, lived at 54 Evans Street, Boulder, Western Australia.
James was described on enlisting as Greek born, 28 years 7 months of age, married,
5' 6" tall; 129 lbs; dark complexion; brown eyes; black hair; Church of England.
19/07/1915 enlisted in Perth, WA
21/09/1915 appointed to D Company, 32nd Battalion at Blackboy Hill Camp, WA
18/11/1915 embarked from Outer Harbour, South Australia, onboard
HMAT Geelong A2, as a Private in the 8th Infantry Brigade,
32nd Infantry Battalion, D Company
18/12/1915 disembarked into Suez, Egypt
08/05/1916 transferred to 15th Auxillary
09/05/1916 sick to hospital
24/05/1916 rejoined unit
15/06/1916 - AWOL from unit
25/10/1916
26/11/1916 marched out from Moascar
28/11/1916 Court martialled - sentenced to 12 months imprisonment - with
hard labour - from being Awol
03/12/1916 sentenced suspended - ordered to rejoing unit
31/01/1917 rejoined Details Camp, Moascar from detention
03/03/1917 sentence being reconsidered (to be effective as of 01/04/1920)
14/03/1917 proceeded to join British Expeditionary Forces, ex Moascar
15/03/1917 disembarked into England
02/04/1917 transferred to 70th Infantry Battalion, ex 32nd Battalion
13/06/1917 took part in battle at Windmill Hill
20/06/1917 - AWOL from unit
21/07/1917
09/08/1917 - AWOL from unit
01/04/1920
19/09/1917 transferred to 32nd Battalion
03/01/1918 declared an 'illegal absentee'
10/05/1920 proceedings of Courts martial filed in Attorney-General's Dept. (8155)
21/07/1920 discharged from service
No medals.
Sourced and submitted by Julianne Ryan, courteous of AWL and NAA.
03/01/2017. Lest we forget.