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BEAR, James William
Personal Details
Service Number: | 6716 |
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Enlisted: | 8 August 1916, Cootamundra, New South Wales |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Cucumgillica, New South Wales, 1892 |
Home Town: | Cowra, Cowra, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Farmer |
Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 4 October 1917 |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cowra & District Great War Honor Roll, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
8 Aug 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Cootamundra, New South Wales | |
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8 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6716, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Port Nicholson embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
8 Nov 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6716, 3rd Infantry Battalion, SS Port Nicholson, Sydney |
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