FOLEY J.L.
Given Names: James Leonard
Service Number: 1600
Unit: 24th Battalion, 1st reinforcements
Rank: Private
Paybook Number:
Age: 19 Yrs 3 Mths
Occupation: Blacksmith
Marital Status: Single
Religion: Baptist
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Height: 5 Ft 7¼ In
Weight: 145 Lbs
Chest: 35-38 In
Hair: Light Brown
Eyes: Blue
Complexion: Fair
ENLISTMENT
Date Enlisted: 29/3/1915
Place: Melbourne
Next of Kin: FATHER Edward Foley
Cadow Street, Kew, Victoria
Embarkation Date: 25/6/1915
Port: Melbourne
Ship: HMAT Ceramic A40
END OF WAR
Status: Killed in action
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Unit: 24th Battalion
Rank: Private
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MEDALS AND AWARDS
14/15 Star: 19030
British War Medal: 15024
Victory Medal: 14964
Other:
BIRTH
Date or Year: 1/9/1896
Place: Kew, Victoria
Father: Edward FOLEY
Mother: Eliza McGILROY
MARRIAGE
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DEATH
Date or Year: 24/8/1916
Place: Mouquet Farm, Pozieres, France
Burial: No known grave,
SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS
Landed at Gallipoli
Killed by a shell
MEMORIALS
Kew War Memorial
Kew State School
Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, France
Australian War Memorial
Memorial Plaque: 312686
WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE
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COMMENTS
FURTHER INFORMATION
Yes