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James BARDEN

Regimental number3487
Place of birthSydney, New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationDriver
Address213 Sussex Street, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation29
Height5' 5.75"
Weight121 lbs
Next of kinFriend, S McCormack, 103 Ferry Road, Glebe Point, Sydney, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed for 14 months in the RPR Irregulars.
Enlistment date13 August 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll13 August 1915
Place of enlistmentSydney, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name2nd Battalion, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/19/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 2 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll53rd Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 18 January 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Peter Dennis
Discharge date24 August 1919
Other details

Commenced return to Australia on board Ht 'Ulysses', 18 January 1919; discharged (medically unfit: tubercule lungs), Sydney, 24 August 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Death attributed to War Service.
Date of death15 March 1934
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, BARDEN James

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