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James HAMER

Regimental number3758
Place of birthNuttall, Ramsbottom Lanes, England
SchoolChurch of England School
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBrickmaker
AddressElizabeth Street, Melbourne, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinFather, J Hamer, 11 Samuel Street, Bury, Leicester, England
Enlistment date8 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name7th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/24/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 23 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll59th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularArrived in Australia, September 1914
FateKilled in Action 9 August 1918
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death31
Place of burialHeath Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 12), Harbonnieres, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
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