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James SHEARING

Regimental number688
Place of birthBagdad Tasmania
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressBagdad, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinMother, Mrs Rebecca Shearing, Bagdad, Tasmania
Previous military service26th A L H
Enlistment date22 February 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll22 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name40th Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/57/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on 1 July 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll40th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 27 May 1919
Family/military connectionsBrother: 927 Pte Thomas Edwin SHEARING, amc DTLS, effective abroad (still overseas).
Other detailsMedals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death13 August 1952
Age at death61
Place of burialSt Mary's Anglican Churchyard, Pontville, Tasmania

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