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James Patrick COURTNEY

Regimental number4389
Place of birthSydney New South Wales
SchoolSt Patricks Marist Brothers School, Harrington St, Sydney, NSW (Catholic)
Other trainingNil
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationWharf labourer
Address187 Kent Street, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinFather, J Courtney, 187 Kent Street, Sydney, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date19 November 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name20th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/37/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 9 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll20th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 7 April 1918
Place of death or woundingHangard Wood, France
Age at death29.10
Age at death from cemetery records29
Place of burialHangard Wood British Cemetery (Plot II, row A, Grave No. 1), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
90
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Mary COURTNEY, 187 Kent Street, Sydney, New South Wales
Family/military connectionsNil
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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