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James FREEMAN

Regimental number1545
Place of birthMelbourne, Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationCook
Address3 Ovenue Road, Fremantle, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation36
Height5' 10"
Weight160 lbs
Next of kinMrs M Freeman, 3 Avenue Road, Fremantle, Western Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date14 December 1914
Place of enlistmentLiverpool, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name4th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/21/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A49 Seang Choon on 11 February 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 27 July 1917
Date of death17 November 1919
Age at death from cemetery records39
Place of burialMandiga Cemetery, Western Australia
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
40
Discharge date22 October 1919
Other details

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Demosthenes', 27 July 1919; disembarked Perth; discharged (medically unfit), Perth, 22 October 1919.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Death attributed to war service.
SourcesNAA: B2455, FREEMAN James

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