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James Clive TALBOT

Regimental number1350
Place of birthBirrejurra, Victoria
SchoolGeelong Grammar School, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationGrazier
AddressYeovale, Birregurra, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinFather, J R Talbot, Yeovale, Birregurra
Previous military serviceServed in the 20th Light Horse Regiment, Citizen Military Forces, Colac, Victoria.
Enlistment date2 April 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name24th Battalion, Headquarters
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/41/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 10 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollGunner
Unit from Nominal Rollv2a Trench Mortar Battery
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularAn only son.
FateKilled in Action 22 September 1917
Place of death or woundingYpres, Belgium
Age at death22.5
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialYpres Reservoir Cemetery (Plot I, Row E, Grave No. 9), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
21
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James R. and Lottie Dora TALBOT, Yeo Vale, Birregurra, Victoria
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

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

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