James VONSENDEN

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Service Number:	570
Enlisted:	10 July 1916, Enlisted at Charleville, QLD
Last Rank:	Driver
Last Unit:	2nd Machine Gun Battalion
Born:	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 29 January 1884
Home Town:	South Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Plumber
Died:	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 4 September 1962, aged 78 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland Columbarium 12, Section 9
Memorials:

10 Jul 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 570, 7th Machine Gun Company, Enlisted at Charleville, QLD
23 Dec 1916:	Involvement Private, 570, 7th Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Orontes embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
23 Dec 1916:	Embarked Private, 570, 7th Machine Gun Company, RMS Orontes, Melbourne
13 Oct 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion, From 7th Machine Gun Company
23 Mar 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 570, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion, Discharged at the 1st Military District as medically unfit

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Son of Henry Von Senden and Elizabeth Von Senden nee Lee of Sword Street, Deston Estate, South Brisbane, QLD.

Husband of Catherine Vonsenden nee Lillis of Sword Street, Deston Estate, South Brisbane, QLD. James and Catherine married on 13 April 1909 in QLD

Commenced return to Australia on 22 December 1918 aboard HT Bakara disembarking on 14 February 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Brisbane

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal