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James CHRISTIE

Regimental number4677
Place of birthDundee, Scotland
SchoolWallacetown, Dundee, Scotland
Other trainingBoys Brigade
Age on arrival in Australia18
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMachine man
AddressMarilba Street, Narromine, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinFather, J Christie, Marilba Street, Narromine, New South Wales
Enlistment date16 January 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll1 February 1916
Place of enlistmentCasula, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name19th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/36/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 13 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll19th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularWounded at Flers 1916
FateKilled in Action 7 April 1918
Place of death or woundingVillers Bretonneux
Age at death22
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialAdelaide Cemetery (Plot III, Row Q, Grave No. 19), Villers-Bretonneux, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
88
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Alice CHRISTIE, Temoin Street, Narromine, New South Wales. Native of Dundee, Scotland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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