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James Hamilton CALDER

Regimental number2287
Place of birthYetholm Scotland
SchoolMerchiston Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland
Age on arrival in Australia32
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationHorse driver
AddressColeraine, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation35
Next of kinSister, Mrs Ada Roberton, Yetholun, Mains, Kelso, Scotland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date31 March 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll14 April 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name46th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/63/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Orontes on 16 August 1916
Regimental number from Nominal Roll2287A
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll46th Battalion
FateDied of wounds whilst a Prisoner of War 22 April 1917
Age at death36
Age at death from cemetery records36
Place of burialOntario Cemetery (Plot IV, Row A, Grave No. 31), Sains-Les-Marquion, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
141
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Adan and Jane CALDER
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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