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COMPTON, James Percy Raymond
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2390 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 May 1916, Enlisted at Hamiltion, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 46th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mount Richmond, Victoria, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Mount Richmond, Glenelg, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Portland State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Albert, France, 6 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Portland WW1 Honour Roll, Portland War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2390, 46th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Hamiltion, Victoria | |
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| 7 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2390, 46th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Sydney embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 2390, 46th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Sydney, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of David and Mary Jane Compton of 'Wattle Bank' Mount Richmond via Portland, Victoria
8 July 1919 - Base Records wrote to Mary saying that James belongings were lost when the ship Baarunga' which was returning them to Australia was sunk by enemy action.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal