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Service Number:	1168
Enlisted:	16 October 1914, Enlisted at Rosehill, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	13th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland, 1887
Home Town:	Rosehill, Parramatta, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Fireman
Memorials:

16 Oct 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1168, 13th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Rosehill, NSW
22 Dec 1914:	Embarked Private, 1168, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
22 Dec 1914:	Involvement Private, 1168, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
2 May 1915:	Wounded Private, 1168, 13th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Bayonet wound to the arm
22 Aug 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1168, 13th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Wound to the neck
9 Sep 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1168, 13th Infantry Battalion, Third occasion. Severe wound to the spine.
3 Nov 1916:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1168, 13th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to wounding

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Prior to coming to Australia James had served in the Royal Navy as a stoker for four years.

Next of kin given as his aunt of Mary Jane Corlett, Dundrum, Ireland.

Commenced return to Australia on 8 May 1916 aboard HT Themistocles disembarking on 12 July 1916

Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal