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James CHECKLEY

Regimental number4458
Place of birthOakleigh, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
AddressInverloch, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinFather, G Checkley, Inverloch, Victoria
Enlistment date24 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name14th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/31/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on 18 February 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll14th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularEnlisted 24 August 1915, TOS 14th Btn, 21 July 1916
FateKilled in Action 5 July 1917
Place of death or woundingMessines, Belgium
Age at death28
Place of burialMud Corner British Cemetery (Plot II, Row B, Grave No. 10), Warneton, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
72
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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