MCILVEEN, James Alexander Piddington
| Service Number: | 2686 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 August 1916, Armidale, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 36th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Moonbi, New South Wales, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Moonbi, Tamworth Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Moonbi Public School |
| Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
| Died: | Died of Illness (cerebro haemmorhage), 3rd Gen. Hosp, Le Treport, France, 30 August 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Mont Huon Military Cemetery, le Treport, France Plot 111, Row M, Grave 8a, Mont Huon Military Cemetery, Le Treport, Haute-Normandie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Moonbi Public School First World War Memorial Wall, Moonbi Public School Roll of Honor, Tamworth ANZAC Park Memorial Gates, Tamworth Methodist Church Memorial Tablet |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Aug 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Armidale, New South Wales | |
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| 9 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2686, 36th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2686, 36th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Sydney |
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James Alexander Piddington McILVEEN was born in 1895 in Moonbi via Tamworth, NSW
His parents were William McILVEEN and Elizabeth Catherine McCLELLAND who married in 1876 in NSW
He enlisted on 21st August 1916 with the Australian Army - he was a Private with the 36th Infantry Battalion -5th reinforcements - Unit embarked from Sydney on board HMAT Benalla on 9th November, 1916
James died on 30th August, 1917 at the 3rd General Hospital, Le Treport, France after suffering a Cerebral Haemmorhage - he is buried in Mont Huon Military Cemetery in Le Treport, France - he is also commemorated on the Australian War memorial
He was awarded the British War medal and the Victory medal
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