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James MATHER

Regimental number757
Place of birthCainborough England
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
Addressc/o Mrs McCallum, Beryl Street, Railway Town, Broken Hill, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation34
Height6' 0"
Weight136 lbs
Next of kinJane Mather, 4 Murchison Avenue, Gainsborough, Scotland
Previous military serviceServed for 10 years in Queen's Rifle Brigade, British Army; time expired.
Enlistment date29 August 1914
Place of enlistmentMorphettville, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name10th Battalion, H Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/27/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board Transport A11 Ascanius on 20 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll10th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 8 April 1919
Discharge date5 January 1920
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Wounded, 30 April 1915 (fractured forearm).

Commenced return to Australia from England on board HT 'Tresos Montes', 8 April 1919; discharged (medically unfit), Adelaide, 5 January 1920.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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