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James Oliver CASS

Regimental number2282
Date of birth12 September 1890
Place of birthYork, Yorkshire, England
SchoolArchbishop Holgates School, York, England
Age on arrival in Australia23
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationEngineer
AddressPyap West, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinFather, James Joseph Cass, Pyap West, South Australia
Enlistment date28 June 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 3
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/15/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A10 Karroo on 18 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Pioneer Battalion
FateDied of wounds 7 September 1918
Age at death27
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialHeath Cemetery (Plot IX, Row A, Grave No. 12), Harbonnieres, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
173
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr and J.J. CASS. Born at Pyap West, South Australia
Place of burialProyart Communal Cemetery, France

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