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SUMMONS, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2004 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 March 1916, Enlisted at Fremantle, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 44th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Penrith, New South Wales, Australia, 1873 |
| Home Town: | Fremantle, Fremantle, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Cordial Maker |
| Died: | Perth, Western Australia, 18 September 1947, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Fremantle Cemetery, Western Australia Section Mon A5, Grave 0219. Internment number F0005492 which expired on 2 July 2012 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2004, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Fremantle, WA | |
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| 18 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 2004, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 2004, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Seang Bee, Fremantle | |
| 23 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 44th Infantry Battalion, In England from the 51st Battalion | |
| 12 Jul 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2004, 44th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 5th Military District as medically unfit due to senility |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was 16 Barnett Street, Fremantle, WA and his marital status was stated to be married however his next of kin is given as his cousin Evered Summons of Penrith, NSW
Commenced return to Australia on 4 May 1917 aboar HT Themistocles
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal