MACKWELL J.R.

Given Names:  James Robert

Service Number:  2745

Unit:  21st Battalion, 6th reinforcements                                                                           

Rank:  Private  

Paybook Number:  189546

Age:  31 Yrs  7 Mths

Occupation:  Painter                                                                                                      

Marital Status:  Married

Religion:  Presbyterian

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  6½ In                  

Weight:  146 Lbs

Chest:  33-35½ In

Hair:  Dark Brown

Eyes:  Blue

Complexion:  Fresh

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  16/7/1915

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  WIFE  Mrs Priscilla Grace Maxwell

3 New Street, Kew, Victoria                                                                                              

Embarkation Date:  5/10/1915

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  RMS Moldavia

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  Orsova  

Embarked:  15/1/1919                               

Disembarked:  27/2/1919

Unit:  7th Battalion                                                                                                                        

Rank:  Staff Sergeant

Discharge Date:  29/4/1919                       

Place:  Melbourne

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  18349

British War Medal:  21713

Victory Medal:  21581

Other:   

BIRTH

Date or Year:  1884

Place:  Brunswick East, Victoria               

Father:  Thomas Macbeth MACKWELL     

Mother:  Emily YATES

MARRIAGE

Year:  1907     

Place:             

Spouse: Priscilla Grace HARVEY

DEATH

Date or Year: 1970                                 

Place: Daylesford, Victoria                       

Burial:  ,

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Wounded in action 1/7/1916; shell shock

Wounded in action 18/12/1916; shrapnel wound, leg (right)

Wounded in action 17/1/1918; gun shot wound, throat/face

Wounded in action 29/4/1918; shrapnel wound, leg & concussion

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

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Date Enlisted:                                                        

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COMMENTS

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