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James Robert FRENCH

Regimental number3045
Place of birth21 Godfrey Street, Woolwich, London, England
SchoolLondon County Council School, Wood Streetm Woolwich, England
Age on arrival in Australia17
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Addressc/o Bundaberg PO, Bundaberg, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinMother, Mrs Elizabeth Page, Duffin Street, finsbury, St Lukes, London, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date25 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name26th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/43/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A50 Itonus on 30 December 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll48th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularDied Royal Infirmary, Sunderland, England, wounded in France.
FateDied of wounds 28 August 1916
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death21
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialWoolwich Cemetery (Row F, Grave No. 43), London
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
145
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Son of Mrs Elizabeth PAGE, 19M, Dufferin Street, Whitecross Street, Finsbury, London
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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