James Sommerville, SN 1266, Service Record

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NameJames Sommerville, SN 1266, Service RecordBiographyDate of Birth: 1885, Cootamundra (N.S.W.)
Date of Death: 10 May 1917, Angora, Turkey
Buried: Angora Memorial No. 157 Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery, Baghdad, Iraq.
James was the son of James Sommerville and Ann J Curry. He married Ellen Mary Brown in 1914 and enlisted June 1915. At that time his wife Ellen was living at Hamilton House Redcliffe. James was captured at Suez Canal on 4 August 1916 and died from Typhus in a prisoner of war camp in Angora, Turkey.Date01 January 1914 - 31 December 1920CustodianNational Archives of Australia - 01 Feb 1998 - PresentLocation of originalsOriginals held by the National Archives of Australia - NAA: B2455, SOMMERVILLE JAMESLanguageEnglishOriginal formatLink to external source : Paper files and documents

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National Archives Australia linkNAA: B2455, SOMMERVILLE JAMES

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Reference numberNAA: B2455, SOMMERVILLE JAMES

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CollectionMoreton Bay Region World War I Service Personnel

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PlaceAnkara (Turkey)Cootamundra (N.S.W.)PersonSommerville, James, 1885 - 1917OrganisationAustralia. Australian Army. Australian Imperial Force (1914-1921)EventWorld War 1 (WWI) (1914-1918)Subject (keywords)World War, 1914-1918

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IRN42169901 (Archival Description)

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James Sommerville, SN 1266, Service Record