James Herbert ESSE

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Service Number:	2152
Enlisted:	16 March 1916, Enlisted at Mildura, Victoria. Drafted to 4th Reinforcement for 60th Infantry Battalion and reported to Bendigo Depot.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	5th Division Traffic Control
Born:	Blanchetown, South Australia, 18 March 1886
Home Town:	Inglewood, Loddon, Victoria
Schooling:	Mildura Primary School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Cook
Died:	Inglewood, Victoria, Australia, 11 May 1946, aged 60 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Inglewood Cemetery, Victoria No Headstone, Grave is located in the RC Section.
Memorials:	Mildura Cenotaph, Mildura Workingmans Club War Memorial

16 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2152, 60th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Mildura, Victoria. Drafted to 4th Reinforcement for 60th Infantry Battalion and reported to Bendigo Depot.
1 Aug 1916:	Embarked Private, 2152, 60th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orsova, Melbourne
1 Aug 1916:	Involvement Private, 2152, 60th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: ''
14 Sep 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2152, 60th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked in Plymouth, England.
6 Dec 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2152, 60th Infantry Battalion, Embarked England per ship 'Princess Henrietta Folkstone' - Disembarked 7th December 1916 Etaples, France.
23 Nov 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 5th Division Traffic Control, Taken on strength to new unit from 60th Infantry Battalion, A.I.F.
22 Jul 1919:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2152, 5th Division Traffic Control, Embarked U.K per ship H.M.T Ulysses - disembarked in Melbourne 2nd September 1919.
2 Sep 1919:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2152, 5th Division Traffic Control, Disembarked in Melbourne from Ship H.M.T Ulysses.
17 Oct 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2152, 5th Division Traffic Control, Discharched from A.I.F. at H.Q. 3rd Military District, Melbourne, Victoria.

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