James Alfred CAIRNS

CAIRNS, James Alfred

Service Number: 609
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
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World War 1 Service

26 Oct 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 609, 41st Infantry Battalion, Place of Enlistment, Rockhampton, Queensland.
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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