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James William RUSSELL

Place of birthSydney New South Wales
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationDraughtsman
AddressBen Ledie, Bellevue Park Road, Waverley, NSW.
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinWife, Mrs D M Russell, Ben Ledi, Bellevue Park Road, Waverley, NSW.
Enlistment date25 July 1915
Rank on enlistment2nd Lieutenant
Unit name3rd Battalion, 15th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/20/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Star Of England on 8 March 1916
Rank from Nominal RollCaptain
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Battalion
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 29890 (2 January 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 103 (29 June 1917).
Recommendation date: 10 October 1916

FateReturned to Australia 16 December 1917

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