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James Ailes

Name on Board J Aile
Name on Service
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James  Ailes
Enlistment Age 24
Occupation Stevedore
Place of Birth Williamstown, Vic
Next of Kin James and Blanche Ailes
Address 16 Hanmer Street, Williamstown, Vic
Marital Status S
Enlistment Date 27/04/1916
Service No. 3508
Enlistment Place Melbourne, Vic
Embarkation Place Melbourne
Embarkation Date 1/08/1916
Embarkation Ship Orsova A67
Unit on Embarkation 29th Australian Infantry Battalion
Date of Death 23/03/1917
Unit on Death 29th Australian Infantry Battalion
Rank on Death Private
Cause of Death KIA
Place of Wounding/
Death
Somme, France
Cemetery or Memorial Beaumetz Cross Roads Cemetery, Beaumetz, Picardie, France
Additional Information Attended North Williamstown State School
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