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James Murdoch Archer DURRANT

Date of birth17 March 1895
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSoldier
AddressEllenvale, corner of St Kilda Road and Leopold Street, Melbourne, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation29
Next of kin..., Mrs C E Durrant, Ellenvale, corner of St Kilda Road and Leopold Street, Melbourne, Victoria
Enlistment date20 November 1914
Rank on enlistmentCaptain (Adjutant)
Unit name13th Battalion, Headquarters
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/30/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A38 Ulysses on 22 December 1914
Rank from Nominal RollLieutenant-Colonel
Unit from Nominal RollGeneral List
Promotions

Lieutenant Colonel


Unit: Staff 2nd Division
Promotion date: 20 August 1916

Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Order of St Stanislaus 2nd Class


Recommendation date: 20 August 1916

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette' , second Supplement, No. 29890 (2 January 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 103 (29 June 1917).

Companion of the Distinguished Service Order


Recommendation date: 10 October 1916

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 30107 (1 June 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 169 (4 October 1917).
Recommendation date: 1 March 1917

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette' No. 30706 (28 May 1918); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 165 (24 October 1918).
Recommendation date: 20 September 1917

Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George


Recommendation date: 4 March 1918

Mention in Despatches


Recommendation date: 24 September 1918

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette' No. 31089 (31 December 1918); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 61 (23 May 1919).

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)
Medals

Distinguished Service Order


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 103
Date: 29 June 1917

Order of the White Eagle - 4th Class (with swords) (Serbia)


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 169
Date: 4 October 1917

CMG


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 173
Date: 7 November 1918

Other detailsMedals: Distinguished Service Order, CMG, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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