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Roderick Reginald JAMES

Regimental number16032
Place of birthLatrobe, New South Wales
SchoolState School
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressMoriarty Road via Latrobe, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, A G James, Moriarty Road via Latrobe, Tasmania
Previous military service91st Infantry
Enlistment date11 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentGunner
Unit nameHowitzer Brigade 25, Reinforcement 3
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/135/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on 13 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollGunner
Unit from Nominal Roll14th Field Artillery Brigade
FateDied of wounds 24 April 1918
Place of death or woundingSomewhere in France
Age at death20.7
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialQuerrieu British Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 2), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
18
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Alfred and Florence JAMES, Latrobe, Tasmania
Family/military connectionsBrother
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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