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James HAYNES

Regimental number6029
Place of birthDrouin, Gippsland, Victoria
SchoolState School
ReligionMethodist
OccupationFarm labourer
AddressUlupna West, Strathmerton, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinWife, Mrs M A Haynes, Ulupna West, Strathmerton, Victoria
Enlistment date3 March 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll3 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name7th Battalion, 19th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/24/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 28 July 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll37th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 29 September 1918
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death24
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialTempleux-le-Guerard British Cemetery (Plot II, Row F, Grave No. 39), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
128
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Sarah HAYNES, Ulupna West, Victoria, Australia
Family/military connectionsHe enlisted with his brother Pt. G.T. Haynes No. 6028 who was wounded twice and returned to Australia on 30/5/18
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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