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James INGLIS

Regimental number1789
ReligionMethodist
OccupationLabourer
AddressBarcaldine, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28.8
Height5' 8.5"
Weight135 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Mary Inglis, Orroroo, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date21 October 1915
Place of enlistmentRockhampton, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name26th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/43/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on 3 January 1916
Regimental number from Nominal Roll3577
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll7th Machine Gun Company
FateReturned to Australia 7 June 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Peter Dennis
Discharge date19 August 1918
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Essex', 7 June 1918; discharged (medically unfit: disordered action of the heart), Brisbane, 19 August 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death24 January 1929 Myrtle Bank
Age at death42
Place of burialAIF Cemetery, West Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, INGLIS James

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