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James Edward MASTERS

Regimental number3488
Place of birthCatherine Street off Anerley Road, South Brisbane, Queensland
SchoolBoggs Road and South Brisbane State School, Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCarter
AddressSouth Brisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinMother, Mrs Mary Jane Masters, Hope Street, South Brisbane, Queensland
Previous military serviceServed in the School Cadets.
Enlistment date4 December 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name49th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/66/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A33 Ayrshire on 24 January 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll49th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Place of death or woundingPasschendaele, Ypres, Belgium
Age at death22.3
Place of burialDivisional Collecting Post Cemetery Extension (Plot I, Row F, Grave No. 22), Boesinghe, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
149
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Joseph and Mary MASTERS, Globe Cottage, Hope Street, South Brisbane, Queensland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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