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James CAIRNS

Regimental number4162
Place of birthBelfast, Co Antrim, Ireland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Height5' 6.25"
Weight142 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs M Cairns, 121 Donegal Avenue, Belfast, Ireland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date21 July 1915
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name7th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/24/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 29 December 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll7th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 3 July 1917
Discharge date25 January 1918
Other details

War service: Western Front

Taken on strength from 1st Reinforcements, 18 July 1916.

Wounded in action, 25 February 1917; admitted to King George Hospital, Stamford, London, 9 April 1917 (fractured left femur).

Commenced return to Australia on board HS No 1, 3 July 1917 (gun shot wound, left thigh); disembarked, 27 August 1917; discharged (medically unfit), 25 January 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, CAIRNS James

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