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MALPAS, James Stanley
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 22 March 1915, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Willunga, South Australia, 16 August 1873 |
| Home Town: | Willunga, Onkaparinga, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Prince Alfred College & Roseworthy College |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Willunga, South Australia, 7 October 1937, aged 64 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Saint Stephens Anglican Cemetery, Willunga, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Willunga Cheer Up Society Pictorial Honour Board, Willunga War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 22 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 4 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 27th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 15 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, Officer, 27th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 11 Apr 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Apr 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Captain, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Adelaide | |
| 3 Aug 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1 |
Excerpt from the Book A picture of Fortitude
James Malpas was part of a pioneering Willunga Family that has a local road named in it honour. His father Henry was one of the five Willunga trustees who signed a deed on 31January 11876 to buy land on behalf of the community, which is now Willunga Recreational Park.
James never married, died aged 64 and is buried at the St Stephens Church of England Cemetery in Willunga. In the 1920q, James was president of the Southern Football League, and today, previous year grand finalists play for a medal in his honour on ANZAC Day. His farm is now the site of Fox Creek Winery and their JSM wine is named after him.
This excerpt is used with the permission of the Willunga Recreational Park.
Submitted 31 December 2022 by Peter Cates
Biography
"MILITARY HONORS. CAPTAIN MALPAS. M.C.
Captain James S. Malpas, who has won the Military Cross for his services in France, is the youngest of the four surviving children of the late Mr. Henry Malpas, of Willunga. He was born in that district, and was educated at Prince Alfred College. After a course at Roseworthy College, where he gained a gold medal, he took up farming and viticulture at Willunga. Prior to the war he obtained a commission in the Citizen Forces, and he was appointed area officer for the Willunga, Yankalilla, and Port Elliot districts. He went on active service with the 27th Battalion, and after two months on Gallipoli sustained a slight attack of enteric fever, which resulted in his being invalided home. After a short rest he returned to Europe in charge of reinforcements. He spent a period on Salisbury Plain, and then rejoined his battalion in France. In the autumn fighting he was hit in the right arm, by shrapnel, and was invalided to England." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 03 Feb 1917 (nla.gov.au)
"OBITUARY Captain J. S. Malpas
Captain J. S. Malpas, who died at his late residence, Willunga, was the fourth son of the late Mr. Henry Malpas (one of the pioneers of the district), and was born at Willunga. After leaving Prince Alfred College he went to Roseworthy College for several years. During his term there he won the college gold medal. Returning home he engaged in farming in the district. When war broke out he enlisted early and joined the 27th Battalion under Colonels Dollman and Slane. He took part in the Gallipoli campaign. At Gallipoli he contracted enteric fever, and was sent first to Malta and then back to South Australia. When sufficiently recovered he returned to the war, leaving with one of the reinforcements as a company captain, and became again attached to the 27th Battalion in France, then under Colonel Slane. In the fighting on the Somme he was severely wounded. It was for distinguished work at this time that he was awarded the Military Cross. From a French hospital he was sent to London, and then home to South Australia. Later, he resumed farming. He was greatly interested in church work, and was for many years a lay reader at St. Stephen's, and was a churchwarden and superintendent of the Sunday-school for many years. He was a supporter of all local interests, including the Agricultural Society, institute, and sports of all kinds." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 04 Nov 1937 (nla.gov.au)
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