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COUNSEL, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 10977 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 February 1916, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 10th Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Dromana, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Dromana, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Memorials: | Dromana War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 10977, 10th Field Company Engineers, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 20 Jun 1916: | Involvement Driver, 10977, 10th Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Jun 1916: | Embarked Driver, 10977, 10th Field Company Engineers, HMAT Runic, Melbourne | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 10977, 10th Field Company Engineers, Battle of Messines | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 10977, 10th Field Company Engineers, Third Ypres | |
| 28 Mar 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 10977, 10th Field Company Engineers, German Spring Offensive 1918 | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 10977, 10th Field Company Engineers, The Battle of Amiens | |
| 7 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Driver, 10977, 10th Field Company Engineers, "The Last Hundred Days", SW to left cheek and right wrist sustained near Tincourt. Evacuated to UK. Never rejoined unit. | |
| 16 Feb 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 10977, 10th Field Company Engineers, RTA 20 November 1918 and discharged as MU (wounds). |
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