Alick Thomas JAMES

JAMES, Alick Thomas

    Service Number: 2741
    Enlisted: 12 June 1915, Claremont, Taasmania
    Last Rank: Sergeant
    Last Unit: 47th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Soundridge Creasy, Tasmania, 1897
    Home Town: Launceston, Launceston, Tasmania
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Blacksmith
    Died: Died of wounds, France, 16 June 1917
    Cemetery: Boulogne Eastern Cemetery
    Plot 1V, Row A, Grave 7, Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, Boulogne, Nord Pas de Calais, France
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Longford War Memorial
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    World War 1 Service

    12 Jun 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2741, Claremont, Taasmania
    21 Aug 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2741, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: ''
    21 Aug 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2741, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Melbourne
    17 Sep 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 47th Infantry Battalion
    10 Apr 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 47th Infantry Battalion
    9 Jun 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2741, 47th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines, GSW (eye)
    16 Jun 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2741, 47th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2741 awm_unit: 47th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-06-16

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of William and Sophia James od Longford, Tasmania; brother of George Henry James Killed in action on 19 May 1918; nephew of James Lockhart killed in action on 5 October 1917, also brother of Agnes Mary HIlder nee James last know address of Agnes was Murray Bride SA

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

    Also served in the Citizen Military Forces

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