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James SEELEY

Regimental number305
Place of birthMoonee Ponds, Victoria
SchoolAscot Vale State School, Victoria
ReligionChurch of Christ
OccupationLeather trunk maker
Address89 Argyle Street, Moonee Ponds, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinMrs J Seeley, 89 Argyle Street, Moonee Ponds, Victoria
Enlistment date17 August 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll15 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name7th Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/24/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A20 Hororata on 19 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll7th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 6 July 1915
Place of death or woundingGallipoli, Turkey
Age at death20.4
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialShrapnel Valley Cemetery (Plot II, Row C, Grave No. 10), Gallipoli, Turkey
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
51
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Milinda SEELEY, 92 Argyle Stret, Moonee Ponds, Victoria
Family/military connectionsBrother: W. Seeley no. 2283, 58th Bn; Uncle: Pte Arthur Seeley, 39th Bn.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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