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James MAGILL

Regimental number2412
Place of birthBelfast, Ireland
SchoolPublic School, Belfast, Ireland
Other trainingTechnical College, Belfast, Ireland
Age on arrival in Australia19
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationEngineer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, James Magill, 19 Ratcliff Street, Belfast, Ireland
Enlistment date5 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name25th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/42/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on 5 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll15th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 17 October 1917
Place of death or woundingBelgium
Age at death24
Place of burialTyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XXVIII, Row C, Grave No. 24), Passchendaele, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
76
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Elizabeth MAGILL. Native of Belfast, Ireland

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