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LAING, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 254 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 January 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mareeba, Queensland, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Telegraph Point, Port Macquarie-Hastings, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Horse Driver |
| Died: | Died of wounds - shell wound to the groin, At sea (HS Maheno), 30 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 59 Chaplain W.E. Gillam officiated, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Telegraph Point Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 254, 17th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 12 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 254, 17th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 12 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 254, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William and Hannah (later Hannah Clancy) Laing of 'Kempsey' Macleay River, NSW formerly of Telegraph Point, Wilsons River, QLD
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal