James Ashcroft BRAITHWAITE

BRAITHWAITE, James Ashcroft

Service Number: 1928
Enlisted: 9 February 1917, Sydney Showgrounds, New South Wales
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: Railway Unit (AIF)
Born: Liverpool, New South Wales, 1884
Home Town: Liverpool, Fairfield, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Railway Guard
Died: Maitland, New South Wales, 1956, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
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World War 1 Service

9 Feb 1917: Enlisted AIF WW1, Sydney Showgrounds, New South Wales
11 May 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1928, Railway Unit (AIF), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
11 May 1917: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1928, Railway Unit (AIF), HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne
23 Mar 1919: Discharged AIF WW1

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Biography

Railway Unit

Rank - Sapper

10 December 1918 returned to Australia on board HT Somali. Was declared medically unfit due to deafness

Medals: British Medal, Victory Medal

Son of Daniel and Selina Braithwaite