CARNEY J.M.
Given Names: James Maxwell
Service Number: 853
Unit: 8th Light Horse Regiment, 4th reinforcements
Rank: Private
Paybook Number:
Age: 21 Yrs
Occupation: Clerk
Marital Status: Single
Religion: Presbyterian
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Height: 5 Ft 8½ In
Weight: 130 Lbs
Chest: 33-35 In
Hair: Black
Eyes: Blue
Complexion: Fair
ENLISTMENT
Date Enlisted: 4/1/1915
Place: Melbourne
Next of Kin: FATHER James Carney
176 Brougham Street, Kew, Victoria
Embarkation Date: 13/4/1915
Port: Melbourne
Ship: HMAT Wiltshire A18
END OF WAR
Status: Killed in action
Ship:
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Disembarked:
Unit: 8th Light Horse Regiment
Rank: Private
Discharge Date:
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MEDALS AND AWARDS
14/15 Star: 15983
British War Medal: 10593
Victory Medal: 10548
Other:
BIRTH
Date or Year: 1894
Place: Kew, Victoria
Father: James CARNEY
Mother: Annie DUNDAS
MARRIAGE
Year:
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DEATH
Date or Year: 7/8/1915
Place: Walkers Ridge, Gallipoli, Turkey
Burial: No known grave,
SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS
MEMORIALS
Kew State School
Kew War Memorial
Hawthorn Town Hall
Kew Presbyterian Church
Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey
Australian War Memorial
Memorial Plaque: 319778
WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE
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COMMENTS
FURTHER INFORMATION
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