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BLAIR, James Gibson
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 7204 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 September 1916, Bowen, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bowen, Queensland, Australia, 30 May 1897 |
| Home Town: | Proserpine, Whitsunday, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Townsville Grammar School |
| Occupation: | Postal Assistant |
| Died: | Innisfail, Queensland, Australia, 11 June 1926, aged 29 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Innisfail Cemetery, Qld Sec 6 L 17 R 5 |
| Memorials: | Proserpine Whitsunday Uniting Church WWI Roll of Honour, Townsville Grammar School WWI Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7204, 9th Infantry Battalion, Bowen, Qld. | |
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| 24 Jan 1917: | Involvement Private, 7204, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Jan 1917: | Embarked Private, 7204, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ayrshire, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Robert BLAIR and Elizabeth nee STEWART, Main Street, Proserpine, Qld.
The death has occurred at Innisfail of Mr. James Gibson Blair, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. Blair (of Proserpine). The deceased, who was 29 years of age, was born at Bowen, and educated at the Townsville Grammar School. He was a member of the Ninth Battalion, and saw three years' active service with that unit, being wounded on two occasions. For some months he had acted as Postmaster at Tully.
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