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James William YORK

Regimental number3125
Place of birthZeehan, Tasmania
SchoolWest Kentish State School, Tasmania
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSchool teacher
AddressBurnie, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinFather, Albert James York, Sheffield, Tasmania
Enlistment date10 October 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll26 September 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name40th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/57/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee on 10 February 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Machine Gun Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularRoHC lists service number as #3225.
FateKilled in Action 9 April 1918
Place of death or woundingAmiens, France
Age at death25.11
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialCrucifix Corner Cemetery (Plot VII, Row D, Grave No. 4), Villers-Bretonneux, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
177
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Albert James and Esther Maria YORK
Family/military connectionsCousins: 27058 Frederick James YORK, 51st Battery, Field Artillery who was killed in action, Belgium, 17 October 1917; James Mark GUTTERIDGE.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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