CANTWELL, James William
| Service Number: | 2591 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 59th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Yarram, Wellington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Railway Employee |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 19 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Ration Farm Military Cemetery, la Chapelle-D'Armentieres Plot VI, Row H, Grave 44 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 2 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2591, Depot Battalion | |
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| 27 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2591, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Oct 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2591, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 15 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 59th Infantry Battalion, Egypt | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2591, 59th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2591 awm_unit: 59th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-19 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Wight
2591 Private (Pte) James William Cantwell, 23rd Battalion was a railway employee from Molesworth, Victoria prior to enlistment.
Pte Cantwell embarked with the 6th Reinforcements from Melbourne on HMAT Ulysses on 27 October 1915.
Later transferring to the 58th Battalion and then to the 59th Battalion, he was reported as missing in action in France. A subsequent court of enquiry determined that he had been killed in action at Fromelles, aged 29, on 19 July 1916.
Following the Armistice his burial place was discovered and his body was exhumed and re-interred in the Ration Farm Military Cemetery, La Chapelle-Darmentieres, France.
Source: AWM
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