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JAMES, Jimmy
Personal Details
| Service Number: | Q272364 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 17 September 1943 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Torres Strait Light Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Weipa, Queensland, Australia, 10 September 1912 |
| Home Town: | Weipa, Cook, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Lugger hand |
| Died: | Suicide, Thursday Island, Torres Strait, Queensland, Australia, 13 September 1945, aged 33 years |
| Cemetery: |
Thursday Island Cemetery Grave 1529. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, Q272364 | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Sep 1943: | Enlisted | |
| 17 Sep 1943: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Q272364, Torres Strait Light Infantry Battalion, Weipa Mission, Qld. | |
| 13 Sep 1945: | Discharged | |
| Date unknown: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Q272364, Torres Strait Light Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Husband of Ida James, of Thursday Island.