James Edward REILLY

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Service Numbers:	3234, 3923
Enlisted:	9 July 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	51st Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born:	Lancefield, Victoria, Australia, 14 September 1890
Home Town:	Lancefield, Macedon Ranges, Victoria
Schooling:	Big Hill State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in action, Mouquet Farm, France, 3 September 1916, aged 25 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lancefield War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

9 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3234, 24th Infantry Battalion
15 Dec 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3923, 28th Infantry Battalion
12 Feb 1916:	Involvement Private, 3923, 28th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: ''
12 Feb 1916:	Embarked Private, 3923, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Fremantle
3 Sep 1916:	Involvement Private, 3923, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3923 awm_unit: 51 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-09-03

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