BRITT  J.M.

Given Names:  James Michael

               

Service Number:  503

Unit:  23rd Battalion, C Company                                                                                     

Rank:  Private  

Paybook Number:  43879

 

Age:  27 Yrs  5 Mths

Occupation:  Labourer                                                                                                    

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Roman Catholic

 

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  7 In                     

Weight:  164 Lbs

Chest:  37-40½ In

Hair:  Fair

Eyes:  Blue

Complexion:  Fair

 

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  22/2/1915

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  MOTHER  Mrs Ellen Britt

High Street, East Kew, Victoria                                                                                         

Embarkation Date:  10/5/1915

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Euripides A14

 

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  Windhuk

Embarked:  19/6/1919                               

Disembarked:  18/8/1919

Unit:  2nd Machine Gun Battalion                                                                                                   

Rank:  Private

Discharge Date:  17/12/1919                     

Place: 

 

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  21357

British War Medal:  14625

Victory Medal:  14526

Other:   

 

BIRTH

Date or Year:  1887

Place:  Kew, Victoria                               

Father:  John BRITT                                

Mother:  Ellen Louisa MAYS

 

MARRIAGE

Year:  1918     

Place:  Fulham, England                          

Spouse: Lillian Jane SCASE

 

DEATH

Date or Year: 25/11/1957                        

Place: Frankston, Victoria                        

Burial:  Springvale, Victoria

 

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

 

MEMORIALS

Kew State School

East Kew State School

Kew War Memorial

 

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

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COMMENTS

FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Kew Rotary