Pte
James Doody
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 20/12/1893 |
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Place of birth: Waratah, Tasmania, Australia |
General information
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Profession: Mill Worker |
Army information
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Country: Australia |
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Force: Australian Imperial Force |
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Rank: Private |
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Service number: 3283 |
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Enlistment date: 11/08/1915 |
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Enlistment place: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia |
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Units: — Australian Infantry, 12th Bn. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 06/10/1917 |
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Place of death: Celtic Wood, Zonnebeke, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 23 |
Memorial
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Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Panel: 17 |
Distinctions and medals 3
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1914-15 Star Medal |
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British War Medal Medal |
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Victory Medal Medal |
Points of interest 3
| #1 | Place of birth | ||
| #2 | Enlistment place | ||
| #3 | Place of death (approximate) |
My story
From the 5th to the 7th of October 1917 the 12th Battalion Australian Infantry took over the frontline near Molenaarelsthoek, just in front of Celtic Wood. The task of holding the line proved to be very expensive and the Battalion suffered many casualties from shell-fire. James must have been one of them.
Sources 3
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12 Australian Infantry Brigade: 46 Australian Infantry Battalion (The National Archives, Kew (TNA), WO 95/3510). https://www.awm.gov.au/ Sources used |
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First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920 (National Archives of Australia, Canberra (NAA), B2455). https://www.naa.gov.au/ Sources used |
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Newton L.M. The Story of the Twelfth: A Record of the 12th Battalion, A.I.F. during the Great War of 1914-1918 (Hobart, J. Walch & Sons Pty. Ltd., 1925). Sources used |
More information 4
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=05eb8610-0ed5-4ea3-8599-44c7b0ddc240 |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/7420559 |
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1598821 |
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The AIF Project (UNSW Canberra) https://www.aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=81640 |