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James MAVER

Regimental number3518
Place of birthAberdeen, Scotland
SchoolPkene Square National School Aberdeen, Scotland
Age on arrival in Australia13
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationPlumber
AddressGarden Terrace, Newmarket, Brisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinMother, Mrs Christina Maver, Garden Terrace, Newmarket, Brisbane, Queensland
Previous military serviceSpent 3 years in the Compulsory Training Scheme
Enlistment date4 January 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name52nd Battalion 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/69/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A33 Ayrshire on 24 January 1917
Regimental number from Nominal Roll35187
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll52nd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 5 April 1918
Place of death or woundingDernancourt, 1918 France
Age at death19.2
Age at death from cemetery records19
Place of burialDernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot VIII, Row H, Grave No. 13), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
155
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr and Christina MAVER, Ray Street, Wilston, Queensland. Native of Aberdeen, Scotland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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