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James Reginald RUSSELL

Regimental number2388
Place of birthWorcester, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationJackeroo
AddressTarrim via Tambo, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Height6' 2"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Kate Russell, Whitehall Hotel, Towyer, North Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date11 April 1916
Place of enlistmentToowoomba, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name42nd Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/59/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A36 Boonah on 21 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll42nd Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 2 January 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Katherine RUSSELL
Discharge date19 March 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Aeneas', 18 December 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 5 February 1919, for onward travel to Brisbane; discharged (medically unfit), Brisbane, 19 March 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Death attributed to war service.
Date of death24 February 1936
Age at death44
Place of burialNorth Rockhampton Cemetery, Queensland
SourcesNAA: B2455, RUSSELL James Reginald

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