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James SHIELDS

Regimental number1048
Place of birthFitzroy Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressSkating Rink, Hay Street, Perth, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation38
Next of kinSister, Clara Shields, Gertrude Street, Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria
Enlistment date10 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name32nd Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/49/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on 18 November 1915
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT Katuna on 24 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll32nd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 2 December 1916
Place of burialA.I.F. Burial Ground (Plot II, Row H, Grave No. 17), Grass Lane, Flers, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
121
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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