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WEST, John James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2424 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 May 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 34th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Charleville, Queensland, Australia, 14 January 1898 |
| Home Town: | Warwick, Southern Downs, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 1 October 1917, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Warwick War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2424, 34th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 17 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2424, 34th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2424, 34th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
His younger brother, 1072 Private Thomas West 13th Battalion was killed in action 27 April, 1915. Age 21.