James HISLOP

Regimental number5456
Place of birthMount Macedon, Victoria
SchoolLeederville, Perth, W.A.
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationStriker
AddressMt. Macedon, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinFather, William Hislop, 30 Windsor Street, Leederville, Western Australia
Previous military serviceServed in the 86th Infantry Citizen Forces for three years.
Enlistment date21 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name28th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/45/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on 7 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll28th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 2 January 1918
Place of death or woundingMessines, Belgium
Age at death23.5
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialBerks Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row C, Grave No. 15) Rosenbery Plateau Plots, Ploegsteert, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
113
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William adn Jessie HISLOP, 30 Coldstream Street, Leederville, Western Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal