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James SPEIR

Regimental number4909
Place of birthThornton Scotland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMiner
AddressBarton Street, Kurri Kurri, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation32
Next of kinFather, William Speir, Thornton, Fifeshire, Scotland
Enlistment date17 April 1916
Rank on enlistmentSapper
Unit nameTunnelling Company 4, Headquarters 1
AWM Embarkation Roll number16/10/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on 22 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollSapper
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Tunnelling Company
FateDied of disease 6 February 1919
Age at death from cemetery records35
Place of burialCharleroi Communal Cemetery (Row S, Grave No. 15), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
27
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Isabella SPEIR, North Hall Road, Markinch, Fife, Scotland. Native of Carscadden, Scotland

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