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James Frederick JANES

Regimental number4602
Place of birthLithgow, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressMorts Estate, Lithgow, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation36
Height5' 6"
Weight116 lbs
Next of kinFather, J Janes, Morts Estate, Lithgow, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date6 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name18th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/35/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 9 April 1916
Regimental number from Nominal Roll4609
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll18th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 31 January 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Andrew Richardson
Discharge date6 September 1918
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Osterley', 31 January 1918; disembarked, Sydney, 15 April 1918; discharged (medically unfit: pulmonary tuberculosis), 6 September 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death11 April 1931
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, JANES James Frederick

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