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Soldier Summary

James Didsbury

Military History

Rank: Private

Unit: Australia. Australian Army. Australian Imperial Force (1914-1921).

Serial Number: 1298 (AIF); 133079 (British Army)

Notes

Occupation: barman. Served in AIF 8th Battalion and 45th Battalion Royal Fusiliers

Events
EventDatePlaceDetails
Residence[1]Birkenhead, England, U.K.
Enlisted[1]11/4/1914Melbourne (Australia)
Badly wounded in Gallipoli1915
Birth1892 (?)
Sources

[1]Anzacs in Arkhangel: the untold story of Australia and the invasion of Russia, 1918-19