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JACK, James Finlay
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4757 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dundee, Angus, Scotland, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Wood Turner |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 2 March 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension Grave V. D. 38. Personal Inscription THE DEAD SHALL HEAR THE VOICE OF THE SON OF GOD AND LIVE , Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension, Dernancourt, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 4757, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
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| 17 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 4757, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Fremantle |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Date of enlistment: 28.02.1916
Place of enlistment: Perth, Australia
Australian Infantry-28th Battalion.
He was 24 and the son of James and Margaret Ellis Jack, of "Strathcona," 64, Monmouth St., North Perth, Western Australia.
Dundee paid a high price for her war efforts. By the armistice, over 4,000 men and several women had made the ultimate sacrifice. Their names are recorded in the city’s Roll of Honour.
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