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CAIRNS, James Alfred
Personal Details
Service Number: | 609 |
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Enlisted: | 26 October 1915, Place of Enlistment, Rockhampton, Queensland. |
Last Rank: | Gunner |
Last Unit: | 3rd Division Medium and Heavy Trench Mortar Batteries |
Born: | Mount Morgan, Queensland, Australia, 14 April 1891 |
Home Town: | Mackay, Mackay, Queensland |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Brisbane, Queensland Australia, 12 July 1948, aged 57 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane, Qld Anzac-7-81-59 |
Memorials: | Mackay Old Town Hall Honour Roll, Sarina War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
26 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 609, 41st Infantry Battalion, Place of Enlistment, Rockhampton, Queensland. | |
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18 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 609, 41st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
18 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 609, 41st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney | |
17 Oct 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 3rd Division Medium and Heavy Trench Mortar Batteries | |
31 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 609, 3rd Division Medium and Heavy Trench Mortar Batteries |
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