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FEATHERSTON, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 959 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 September 1915, Perth, WA |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps |
| Born: | Buninyong, Victoria, Australia, 1 January 1875 |
| Home Town: | Fremantle, Fremantle, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Buninyong State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Tailor |
| Died: | Abscess on liver, Rabaul, Papua New Guinea, 30 July 1918, aged 43 years |
| Cemetery: |
Rabaul (Bita Paka) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea Plot 4, Grave No. 14 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Sep 1915: | Enlisted Australian Naval & Military Expeditionary Forces (New Guinea 1914), Private, 959, 4th Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps, Perth, WA | |
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| 20 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 959, 4th Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Te Anau embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 20 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 959, 4th Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps, SS Te Anau, Sydney | |
| 14 Feb 1916: | Promoted Australian Naval & Military Expeditionary Forces (New Guinea 1914), Corporal, 4th Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps, Rabaul | |
| 30 Jul 1918: | Involvement Sergeant, 959, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 959 awm_unit: 4th Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1918-07-30 |
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