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James LOOS

Regimental number1166
Place of birthColombo, Ceylon
SchoolRoyal College, Colombo, Ceylon and Trinity College, Kandy, Ceylon
Age on arrival in Australia20
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationStation hand
AddressUpper Rouchel, Aberdeen, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, Hermann Loos, Power Road, Colombo, Ceylon
Enlistment date15 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name34th Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/51/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 2 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll34th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 18 May 1917
Place of death or woundingBelgium
Age at death21
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialTancrez Farm Cemetery (Plot II, Row H, Grave No. 7), Ploegsteert, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
124
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Hermann and Minnie LOOS, Colombo, Ceylon
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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