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Serial Number and Rank |
2721, Private |
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Birth |
Benandarah near Batemans Bay 3 Feb 1888 |
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Parents |
James Backhouse & Ellen Anges McNamara |
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Enlisted |
Milton 13 October 1916 with brother Robert Joseph Backhouse |
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Next of Kin |
W. Berry Backhouse |
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Service |
37th Battalion |
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Death |
9 March 1956 Milton |
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Burial |
Sandridge Cemetery CE/B14/14 |
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Marriage |
Berry Bray nee Young 1915 Waverley. Atbthe time of his marriage James was a labourer living at Birrill St Waverley. |
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War Record |
RTA 29 August 1917 |
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Honour Rolls |
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Notes |
James's family setlled at Termeil around 1898 when he was 10 years old. He attended Termeil Public School. Robert grew up on the Backhouse farm located near Bawley Point. Brother - Robert Joseph Backhouse. James like his father and brothers worked in the timber mills and associated industries. Great Great Uncle of author/researcher of website Cathy Dunn. |
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Sources |
Personal Family history records of Author - Cathy Dunn |