SHEARIM, James Duguid
| Service Number: | NP152 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 March 1911 |
| Last Rank: | Warrant Officer Class 1 |
| Last Unit: | Instructional Staff (AIF) |
| Born: | Cumberland, Sydney, Australia, 18 May 1888 |
| Home Town: | Lakemba, Canterbury, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Wiley Park Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Painter |
| Died: | Illness, Australia, 24 February 1944, aged 55 years |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemetery & Crematorium T A 9 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lakemba St Andrew's Anglican Church Memorial Windows |
World War 2 Service
| 1 Mar 1911: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Warrant Officer Class 1, NP152 |
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Non Warlike Service
| 1 Jul 1911: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Warrant Officer Class 1, NP152, Instructional Staff (AIF), Instruction Staff to 14/3/1916 School of Musketry to 30/6/1916 Instruction Staff to 28/4/1924 Instruction Abroad England to 30/6/1925 AIC to 11/9/1932 Small Arms School to 20/10/1935 2nd Dist Base to 1/3/1938 2nd Div D.S.M 2/3/1938 to 1944 Died in Service |
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World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement NP152 |
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The Kings Medal
The Kings Medal started back in 1924. He Won the Kings Medal in 1927, 1929, 1931 & 1933, he was the only man to have ever one the Kings Medal 4 times.
He was part of the Australian Team that went to England in 1924 to compete in The Empire Rifle Challenge Trophy July 22nd, 23rd, the Australians won with a phenomenal score of 2,248 points out of a possible 2,400.
James firing at 300,500,600,800,900, and 1,000 yards, 10 shots at each distance, registered 292 out of a possible 300 points. His worst shot was a Magpie at 1,000 yards, and during the whole shoot he left the bull's-eye only seven times. The highest possible score for each distance is50 points, his scores were:- 300 yards 48, 500 yards 48, 600yrds 50, 800 yards 50, 900 yards 48, 1,000 yards 48.
In the course of the match he scored 30 consecutive bull's-eyes.
Submitted 28 June 2019 by Peter Shearim
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