MASTERS, James Thomas
| Service Number: | 1897 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 40th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bracknell, Tasmania, Australia, 9 November 1895 |
| Home Town: | Bracknell, Meander Valley, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 3 January 1917, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres Grave IV. C. 13 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bracknell District Baptist Churches HR, Bracknell WWI Honour Roll, Westbury War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 8 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 1897, 40th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
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| 8 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 1897, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Hobart |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Letter published in the Launceston Examiner 23 May 1917.
Lieutenant R. Smith has written Mr. A. Masters, of Bracknell, as under:—
"I want to write and offer you my deepest sympathy in the loss of your son, James Thomas Masters, who was recently killed in action. He was under my immediate command, so consequently I saw a good deal of him, and can speak of his many sterling qualities. He was a man I and the battalion could ill afford to lose, being fearless and devoted to his duty. His kindly disposition and cheerfulness under the most trying conditions endeared him to all he came in contact with. I can assure you, Mr Masters, that you have the deepest sympathy of all the officers and men of the company in your bereavement, and we all mourn the loss of a gallant comrade. Please convey our sympathies to the members of your family."
Published Launceston Examiner 2 February 1917.
An in memoriam service for the late Private James Masters, son of Mr Arthur Masters, who was killed in action in France on January 3, was conducted by Pastor G. Philp, Baptist minister, in the Bracknell Town Hall, on Sunday evening. The service was a very impressive one, and an appropriate address was given by Mr. Philp. The attendance was large, and included the members of the local body of Druids, with which the deceased young man had been connected. Selected hymns were sung by the congregation during the service
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