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James Leslie PHILP

Regimental number2714
Place of birthBirdsville South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationStockman
AddressRichmond, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinMother, Mrs Charlotte Mary Shakespeare, 7 Chester Street, Teneriffe, Queensland
Enlistment date15 May 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name49th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/66/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 7 October 1916
Regimental number from Nominal Roll2714A
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll32nd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 1 October 1918
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialBellicourt British Cemetery (Plot V, Row G, Grave No. 9), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
121
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charlotte SHAKESPEARE (formerly PHILP), Brisbane, and the late Edward PHILP. Native of Birdsville, Queensland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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