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James Arthur DURSTON

Regimental number3504
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation34
Next of kinWife, Mrs Margaret L Burston, Croft Street, Long Gully, Victoria
Enlistment date11 August 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll10 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name21st Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/38/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 29 December 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Pioneer Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 12 May 1918
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)*Stated to be Arthur James Durston on NR
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Date of death21 August 1922

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