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James Duncan Walter CHISHOLM

Date of birth5 March 1873
Place of birthForcett, Tasmania
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationAccountant
AddressHobart, Tasmania
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation43
Next of kinWife, Mrs Lavina Maud Chisholm, 2 Patrick Street, Hobart, Tasmania
Previous military service93rd Infantry
Enlistment date7 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentCaptain
Unit name40th Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/57/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on 1 July 1916
Rank from Nominal RollCaptain
Unit from Nominal Roll40th Battalion
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Captain


Unit: 40th Battalion
Promotion date: 7 March 1916

Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and gazetted, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 30448 (28 December 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 57 (18 April 1918).

FateEffective abroad (still overseas)
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Duncan and Mary Ann CHISHOLM
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death16/11/193?
Age at death63
Place of burialCornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania

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