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James Finlay JACK

Regimental number4757
Place of birthDundee, Scotland
SchoolHawkhill Public School, Dundee, Scotland
Age on arrival in Australia19
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationWood turner
AddressPerth, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinFather, James Jack, 64 Robinson Street, Perth, Western Australia
Enlistment date28 February 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll7 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name28th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/45/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 17 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll28th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 2 March 1917
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death24.5
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialDernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot V, Row D, Grave No. 38), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
113
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Margaret Ellis JACK, 64 Monmouth Street, North Perth, Western Australia. Native of Dundee, Scotland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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