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BADDELEY, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1874 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 February 1916, Geelong, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 58th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Smythesdale, Victoria, Australia, 9 March 1898 |
| Home Town: | Geelong West, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Cement tester (pre-WWI), Secretary (post-WWI) |
| Died: | Kew, Victoria, Australia, 27 February 1998, aged 99 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Lilydale Lawn Cemetery, Victoria North East Lawn, Grave 67; shares this plot with his second wife, Elsie Constance Baddeley, née Wass |
| Memorials: | Newtown Methodist Church Honor Roll, Smythesdale Methodist Church and Sunday School Honor Roll, Smythesdale War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1874, 58th Infantry Battalion, Geelong, Vic. | |
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| 8 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 1874, 58th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ajana embarkation_ship_number: A31 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 1874, 58th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ajana, Melbourne | |
| 26 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1874, 58th Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood | |
| 24 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1874, 58th Infantry Battalion, Villers-Bretonneux | |
| 30 Sep 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1874, 58th Infantry Battalion, Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal | |
| 14 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1874, 58th Infantry Battalion, RTA 15 May 1919 and discharged as MU (illness). |
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