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EMMERSON, James Reuben
Personal Details
Service Number: | 4490 |
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Enlisted: | 12 July 1915, Bendigo, Vic. |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Redcastle, Victoria, Australia, 1894 |
Home Town: | Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Coachsmith |
Died: | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 1968, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
Memorials: | Bendigo Central School Honor Roll, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
12 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4490, 6th Infantry Battalion, Bendigo, Vic. | |
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28 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 4490, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
28 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 4490, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
23 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4490, 6th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , GSW right shoulder. Evacuated to England. Never returned to unit. | |
1 Oct 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Kit Stores, England (still attached to 6th Battalion). | |
14 May 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4490, 6th Infantry Battalion, RTA 10 January 1918 and discharged as medically unfit (cough). |
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