MELBOURNE, James

MELBOURNE, James

Full Name: James

MELBOURNE

Date of Birth: 03

–

1887

Place of birth: York WA

Australia

Occupation: Groom

Address: William Street Fitzroy Vic

Next of Kin: Wife- Florence MELBOURNE

Next of Kin Address: William Street Fitzroy, Vic

Religion: Presbyterean

Service Number: 2515

Rank: Private

Unit/Division: 5th Battalion

Enlistment Date: 1915-03-21

Enlistment Location: Seymour

Victoria

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Embarkation Date: 1915-07-16

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Disembarkation Date: 1915-08-14

Locations Served:

,

Returned: Yes

Discharge Date: 1916-09-22

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21/03/1915- Completed Application for Enlistment & Medical Examination Seymour Vic & allotted to Depot as Private
12/07/1915- To 7th Reinforcements 5th Battalion Seymour Vic
16/07/1915- Embarked Melbourne Vic aboard “Demosthenes” bound for Egypt
14/08/1915- Disembarked Alexandria to Overseas Training Base
18/09/1915- Admitted 24th Casualty Clearing Station Mudros ( Sprained Hand- Fractured Metacarpus )
26/11/1915- Embarked from Mudros by Hospital Ship for transfer to Egypt
01/12/1915- Admitted 2nd Australian General Hospital Ghezireh Cairo Egypt (Sprained hand)
12/12/1915- Transferred/Admitted Mena House Hospital Cairo
16/12/1915- To Helouan General Hospital Cairo
30/12/1915- Discharged from Hospital to Overseas Training Base Ghezireh
08/03/1916- Admitted 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station Serapeum Egypt ( Influenza )
09/03/1916- Admitted No. 1 Australian Stationary Hospital Ismailia Egypt
17/03/1916- Admitted No. 3 General Hospital Cairo (Pneumonia/Tuberculosis) ex Hospital Train
27/03/1916- Transferred to No. 3 Aux Hospital Heliopolis Egypt
21/05/1916- Embarked aboard “Armadale” for Return to Australia ( Deafness & Aesthenia)
25/06/1916- Disembarked Melbourne Vic
22/09/1916- Discharged from Service ( Medically Unfit ).

SERVICE MEDALS AWARDED

1914/15 Star Medal No. 506

British War Medal No. 16219

Victory Medal No. 16116.