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James FERRIE

Regimental number4733
Place of birthScotland
SchoolMilton of Campsie, Scotland
Age on arrival in Australia19.11
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationMiner
Address252Williams Street, Perth, Western Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation29
Next of kinWife, Mrs M D Ferrie, 252 Williams Street, Perth, Western Australia
Enlistment date26 October 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll27 October 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name16th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/33/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 1 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll48th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 24 January 1917
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death30
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialSt. Sever Cemetery Extension (Block O, Plot IV, Row B, Grave No. 10), Rouen, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
145
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Margaret Smith FERRIE; husband of Mrs M.D. FERRIE, 218 William Street, Perth. Native of Scotland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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