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James Wise CARNEGIE

Regimental number1722
Date of birth5 December 1890
Place of birthYarrawonga, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationCoachbuilder
AddressMcMally, Yarrawonga, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinFather, J Carnegie, Yarrawonga, Victoria
Enlistment date4 January 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll4 November 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name8th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/25/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 14 April 1915
Regimental number from Nominal Roll1525
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll8th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 4 May 1917
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)Enlistment date incorrectly recorded on Nominal Roll as 4 November 1915; correct enlistment date is 4 January 1915.
Discharge date4 September 1917
Other detailsWar Service: Gallipoli (landed 26 April 1915), France, Western Front. Wounded at Pozieres, France
Date of death22 October 1981 - Melbourne, Victoria
Age at death90
Place of burialCremated at Springvale Crematorium, Melbourne, Victoria on 26 October 1981

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